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South Indian Temples : Amriteshwara temple , Amruthapura
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This beautiful Amriteshwara temple is attracting everyone ' s eyes with its architecture . This beautiful Amriteshwara temple which carves the childhood days of Ramayana , Mahabharata , Krishna in Tarikere taluk in Chikmagalur district , Amrutapura . Amrutapura has gained fame for Amritshwara temple . The temple with these beautiful sculptures was built by Amritshwara , the second heroic Ballala of the Hoysala Dynasty . History shows that this temple was built in around 1196 . This temple built in Hoysala architectural style can see a spacious open porch construction that renowned architect Ruwari Mallitamma started his career by working on dome roofs on the main porch Similarly , the legislation standing in the premises of the temple contains the Kannada poet Chakravarthy Jannana ' s oldgannada poetry . When you visit Chikmagalur , enjoy the natural beauty of it and also visit this beautiful temple .