Gopura Public Deposited
A Gopura is an entryway that stands tall at all southern Indian temples. These are tapering structures are usually ornate and multi-storied. One enters a temple or a temple complex through a Gopura. This golden-hued Gopura at the Chennakeshava temple is in the middle of a boundary wall that surrounds the temple. According to inscriptions, the original structure built by the Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana was demolished in an attack by the Delhi Sultanate. This seven-storied Gopura that stands on firm granite pillars was later rebuilt by the Vijaynagar King Harihara II in the year 1397. The inscriptions sing praises of King Harihara who not only rebuilt the Gopura, but also reinstated the temple grants and 67 services to Lord Keshava started by King Vishnuvardhana.
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