Kikkeri
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Mandya | ||
| Location : | 13 ° 19 ′ N , 76 ° 15 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 830 m | ||
| Area : | 19.39 km² | ||
| Residents : | 4,108 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 212 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Kikkeri is a village with about 700 inhabitants in the municipality ( taluk ) of Krishnarajpet in the Mandya district in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka . It is known for a 12th century Hoysala temple .
location
Kikkeri is located on the Dekkan Plateau at an altitude of a good 830 m above sea level. d. M .; the district capital Mandya is located approx. 50 km southeast and the Jain holy place Sravanabelagola is only 15 km northeast. The climate is rather temperate by Indian standards; Rain falls mainly during the monsoon months May to October.
population
The majority of the Kannada- speaking population consists largely of Hindus ; Muslims and other religions ( Sikhs , Buddhists, etc.) form numerically small minorities. The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same.
economy
Most of the inhabitants of Kikkeri live as farmers. Mainly wheat , lentils and chickpeas are grown in the fields in the area , but coconut palms also play an important role in the economic life of the region.
history
Kikkeri was an important place in the medieval Hoysala Empire; later it came under the control of the Vijayanagar Empire and, since the 19th century, under that of the British .
Attractions
- The Brahmeshvara temple, built around 1170 as a foundation of a wealthy lady under King Narasimha I , stands on the bank of a lake approx. 500 m east of the village; it is consecrated to the Hindu god Shiva and consists of four components: A multi-tiered Vimana tower with a closing vase ( kalasha ) rises above the cella ( garbhagriha ) in the west ; a vestibule ( antarala or sukhanasi ) leads to a large vestibule ( mandapa ), whose turned columns refer to the Hoysala architecture ; a further component situated in front of the east houses the Nandi figure , which is obligatory for Shiva temples . To protect against (monsoon) rain and animals roaming free, all components are slightly raised by a base zone; a ritual transformation ( pradakshina ) is therefore only possible on the paved floor level. While the windowless interior of the temple, with the exception of a few ceiling compartments, eight stone reliefs with musicians and dancers ( madanikas ) and two almost life-size guardian figures ( dvarapalas ) on both sides of the entrance to the cella, is rather reserved, the outer walls of the entire building are rich in figures of gods and Musicians adorned; What is striking is the fact that the figures of the gods are elevated by tower-like architectural abbreviations, whereas above the accompanying figures only garland-like structures can be seen.
life-size guards ( dvarapalas ) at the entrance to the cella
Nandi bull in the vestibule
Ceiling decor
Exterior wall decor
Lakshmi-Narayana
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- Another temple ( Sri Kikkerma Temple ) is about 500 m north of the village.
- Surroundings
The village of Govindanahalli , which is only about 4 km northwest, has a Hoysala temple that is well worth seeing.
literature
- Gerard Foekema: Hoysala Architecture: Medieval Temples of Southern Karnataka built during Hoysala Rule. Books & Books, New Delhi 1994, ISBN 978-81-8501-641-2 .
- Gerard Foekema: Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples. Abhinav Publ., New Delhi 1996, ISBN 81-7017-345-0 .
- S. Settar: The Hoysala Temples. Kala Yatra Publ., Bangalore 1992, ISBN 978-81-9001-721-3 .
Web links
- Kikkeri, Brahmesvara Temple - Photos + Info (English)
- Kikkeri, Brahmesvara Temple (Wikipedia, English)