Betteswara Temple, Agrahara Beluguli, Karnataka..

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Sri Betteswara Temple, Agrahara Beluguli, Karnataka..
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Agraha Belaguli is a small village in Channarayapattana taluk is famous for the Keshaveswara temple of the Hoysala. It is elegant Hoysala temple at According to the inscription at the temple itself, this temple was constructed by Keshva Dandanayaka (Kesiraja) the minister of the Hoysala king Ballala II in about 1210 A.D. Though it is called by the name Betteshvara temple now, it was originally Keshaveswara.
The prefix Agrahara indicates that the village housed a large number of Brahmin Scholar families who were said to have been performing the Shatkarmas. But now it has reduced to meager 3-4 families. During the Hoysala Empire the village called by Keshavapura.