a highly ornate carved stone pillar inside chennakeshava temple, belur, karnataka, india

103 1117 12thcentury ancient architectural architecture attraction beautiful belur building carved carvings chennakeshava commissioned complete destination empire entrance excellence frieze friezes gopuram highly hindu history hoysala india inside intricate karnataka karnatakaindia king leading main marvel numerous ornate outer pillar royal ruined ruins sculpture stone street structure temple this took tourism tourist tower vijayanarayana vishnuvardhana wall was years