Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu, Hindu temple in Mandya district, India

The Lakshminarayana Temple is a 13th-century Hoysala temple in Hosaholalu with a square plan and a four-storey Vesara vimana. It is a trikuta vimana: only the central shrine, dedicated to Narayana, carries a tower, while the southern Venugopala and northern Lakshmi Narasimha shrines merge into the ranga-mandapa to the east. The soapstone structure stands on a jagati platform with decorative elephants at its corners, raising it 4.5 feet and providing a circumambulation passage.

King Vira Someshwara of the Hoysala dynasty commissioned this temple in the 13th century during a period when the region was actively building grand stone structures. The construction reflects the architectural practices of the Hoysala period, which became less common after this era.

The temple walls display detailed stone panels showing scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, along with images of gods and dancers carved in relief. These carvings tell ancient stories and show how art and faith were deeply connected in this place.

Hosaholalu lies about 60 km southeast of Hassan and 45 km northwest of Mysore. The temple stands on a jagati platform raised 4.5 feet (1.4 m), with decorative elephants at its corners; the platform extends well beyond the walls and forms the circumambulation path. Walk this passage clockwise, the direction in which the epic friezes are narrated.

The temple has no foundation inscription; its date of 1250 CE rests on comparison of its sculpture and architecture with the Hoysala monuments at Javagal, Nuggehalli and Somanathapura. Art critic Gerard Foekema places it in the second phase of Hoysala building, in the 13th-century "new style".