Lakshmi Devi Temple, Hindu temple in Hassan district, India.
Lakshmi Devi Temple stands in Doddagaddavalli, Hassan district, built of chloritic schist (soapstone) without a jagati platform. Its chatushkuta plan places four square shrines around a shared open mantapa roofed by eighteen lathe-turned pillars; the eastern Lakshmi vimana rises as a three-storey tritala tower, the other eight are phamsana. A seven-foot prakara encloses the 115-foot-square compound.
A wealthy merchant named Kullahana Rahuta and his wife Sahaj Devi commissioned the temple's construction in 1113 during King Vishnuvardhana's reign. Its architectural design reflects influences from Maharashtra and northern India that traveled through trade routes of that period.
The temple brings together deities from both Shaivism and Vaishnavism traditions, including Lakshmi, Kali, and Shiva, creating a space where different faiths meet. Visitors can observe how these different divine forms are honored together within the same sacred grounds.
The temple sits roughly 20 kilometers northwest of Hassan city and is most easily reached by private transportation. The grounds are open to visitors from sunrise until sunset.
The Hoysala emblem atop one sukanasi shows the legendary warrior Sala fighting a lion. Near the Kali shrine stands a skeleton-like vetala statue, about 6 feet tall, with one figure's arms broken. The ceiling of the main hall rests on eighteen lathe-turned pillars.
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