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Kamala Narayana Temple

ಕಮಲ ನಾರಾಯಣ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ

Degaon, Karnataka · 15.5706°, 74.7524°

Narayana (Vishnu)Kadamba
Sacred since
1174 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1174 (Kadamba)
Kadamba

History & significance

A three-celled Kadamba temple of 1174 near Kittur, commissioned by Queen Kamala Devi, wife of King Sivachitta Permadi, and built by her chief architect Tippoja. Its ceiling carries a huge inverted lotus and its panels bear Kadamba dynastic emblems.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kadamba