Architectural details from a pillar at the Keladi Rameshwara Temple. The temple is built in Dravida style of Architecture (a blending Kadamba, Hoysala and Vijayanagara styles)
The temple was built by the Nayakas of Keladi using granite in the 16th century. After the disintegration of Vijayanagar Empire in the Battle of Talikota, the Keladi Nayakas created an independent kingdom and it remained so until it was annexed to Mysore Kingdom by Hyder Ali.
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