Moole_Shankareshvara_Temple,_Turuvekere
Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere
Hindu temple in Karnataka, India
The Shankareshvara temple (also spelt "Shankareshwara" or "Sankaresvara"), dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva is located in Turuvekere, a small town in the Tumkur district, Karnataka state, India.[1] Turuvekere, founded as an Agraharam town (a place of learning) in the 13th century is located about 77 miles from the state capital Bangalore. The temple was built around 1260 A.D. during the rule of the Hoysala Empire King Narasimha III.[2] This temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.[3]