Chennakeshava Temple🔶 The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava orVijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple.🔶 It is dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu.🔶 The temple was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital located in Karnataka.🔶 The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish.🔶 It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history.Image Credit:- @ prapture (Insta)#belur#karnataka#templesofindia #ChennakeshavaTemple #vijayanagaraempire #SriVishnu #storiesofindia #worldwidehindutemple #sanatandharma #temple #hinduism #karnatakatourism #ancientart #architecture #art #sculpture #stoneart #India #incredibleindia