Sadasiva Temple, Nuggehalli

The Sadasiva Temple is located in Nuggehalli, (also spelled "Nuggihalli"), a town in the Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It is to the east of Lakshmi Narasimha temple and closer to the historic water reservoir to the northeast of the village. The town was called Vijaya Somanathapura in ancient times and gained importance as an agrahara (place of learning) during the time of Bommanna Dandanayaka. The Sadasiva temple is a fine example of Hoysala nagara style of architecture with Bhumija type superstructure. It was completed in c.1249 by Bommanna Dandanayaka, a commander in the Hoysala Empire during the rule of King Vira Someshwara. ==Architecture and furnishings==

This unusual Hoysala temple combines ekakuta ("one superstructure and shrine") architecture with a nagara (north Indian) styled tower. ==Gallery==

Close up of the vimana in Sadashiva Temple at Nuggehalli.jpg|Close up of Sadashiva temple with Hoysala nagara shrine and superstructure (Hoysala adaptation of nagara style of architecture) at Nuggehalli Entrance to Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Entrance to Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli Closed mantapa with lathe turned pillars facing the sanctum in the Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Mantapa with lathe turned pillars in the Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli File:Domical bay ceiling in mantapa of the Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli 1.JPG|Domical bay ceiling art in Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli Decorative bay ceiling art in mantapa of Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Decorative bay ceiling art in Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli Lintel over entrance into sanctum in the Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Lintel art in Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli Lintel over entrance into the sanctum of Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Lintel art in Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli Ganesha sculpture in the Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli.JPG|Ganesha sculpture in Sadashiva temple at Nuggehalli ==References==