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Somesvara Temple, Mandapa
This temple is said to date to the 9th century Chola period, but the elaborate mandapa and gopuram were probably added by Kempe Gowda in the 17th century. The mandapa is filled with sculpted multisection pillars and a huge Nandi image faces the shrine. To the right of the shrine entrance is a beautiful relief composition of Shakti. The south entrance to the mandapa, seen here, is flanked with ornate columns with riders on Yalis rearing over a makara. The other outer pillars have colonnettes supported by seated lions.