Mallikarjuna Temple, Basaralu, Hindu temple in Mandya district, India

Mallikarjuna Temple is a trikuta (three-shrined) Hoysala temple in Basaralu, built of light grey and tan stone. Only the central shrine carries a tower, topped by a sculpted helmet-shaped dome and a kalasa; the two lateral shrines sit flush within the hall walls. The temple stands on a jagati platform with stepped, carved moldings, and its walls show two large elephants flanking a dark doorway beneath rows of arched niches.

The temple was built in 1234 by Harihara Dhannayaka under the Hoysala Empire ruler Vira Narasimha II. Its construction took place during an era when this dynasty supported grand temple building as a sign of imperial strength.

The temple's name links it to Mallikarjuna, a form of Shiva, and the central cella holds a linga, his aniconic symbol. The six base friezes carry hansa birds, makaras interrupted by kirtimukhas, epic and Krishna narratives, lions, horses and elephants, while the wall panels show a 16-armed Shiva dancing on the demon Andhakasura, a 22-armed Durga and Saraswati, Ravana lifting Mount Kailash, Arjuna shooting the fish target and Draupadi rushing forward with a garland.

The temple stands on a jagati platform that follows the building's outline, with two flights of steps leading to the lateral entrances; the raised path serves as a circumambulation route around the shrines. Basaralu lies near Nagamangala, about 65 km from Mysore, in Mandya district. The Archaeological Survey of India protects the monument.

The hall mixes features of an open and a closed mantapa, and the lateral shrines sit directly against its walls without vestibules, so from outside they read as wall sections rather than shrines. Only the central shrine carries a tower and projecting sukhanasi.