close up of dwarapala and hanumana, on the left side of the south entrance, chennakesava temple, belur, karnataka.

1117 ancient archaeological architectural architecture art asia basrelief belur carving chennakesava culture decorated dvarapala dwarapala dwarapalaka dynasty entrance entry figure goddess guard guardian hanumana hassan heritage hindu hinduism historic historical history hoyasala hoysala india karnataka keshava mythology north religion religious ruins sacred sculpture south statue stone structure temple tourism vaishanivism vishnuvardhana