Belur · India

Kappe Chennigaraya Temple

Queen Shantala Devi's twin shrine south of the main Belur temple, with twin sanctums.

Kappe Chennigaraya Temple stands south of the main Chennakeshava shrine and was built by Queen Shantala Devi as a smaller companion temple. It has two sanctums, one for Chennigaraya and one for Venugopala, and shares the same stellate Hoysala plan in a quieter corner of the complex. Carved wall figures of Vishnu forms and goddesses repay a close look after the main temple crowds. Visit it on the same ticketed circuit rather than treating it as a separate stop outside Belur.

  • Address: Chennakeshava Temple Complex, Belur, Hassan District, Karnataka 573115

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