Shreehi Vishnu's Avatar Chanakeshva

 








Shreehi Vishnu's Avatar Chanakeshva Temple, Somnathpura, Belur, Karnataka,Bharat ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│  (30 kilometers from Mysore) It is found in this temple very beautiful in the stone. This temple, with a world heritage, is older than the Taj Mahal, the 11th-century Hoysala princess built. Seeing the finishing of all the idols of this stone temple, you can see that the Indian craftsman was so advanced and great ❤

By Krishnendu Mitra

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