The Keerthi Narayana Temple was dug up in the year 1911. It was built by Vishnuvardhan, a Hoysala King who placed the statues of Keerthi Narayana and Ranganathar inside this temple himself. Earlier, a sannidhi of Sundaravalli Thayar was part of this temple, though it was substituted with a navaranga mandapam that includes the idol of Keerthi Narayana. The temple complex also includes the idols of Nammazhwar, Ramanujar and Vedantha Desikar.
Temple was
built by the King Vishnu Vardhana from Hoysala dynasty in 1117 A.D. During the
same period the region got the name, Talakadu Gonda. During 14th Century A.D,
this area came under the control of the Vijayanagara Dynasty. Later Wodeyars
took control of this region. Even this temple received patronage from Chalukyan
Kings.
Keerthi Narayana and Ranganatha Swamy Idols were
installed by the King Vishnu Vardhan. Lord Vishnu Idol in the Sanctum Sanctorum
of Garuda Mandapam is of 9 feet tall. Mian idol holds Conch, disc, a club and
lotus in his four hands. There was a shrine for the Goddess Sundaravalli, which
was then replaced by the Navaranga Mandapam with the statue Keerthi Narayana.
Yoga Narasimha Swamy and Viswaksena Idols are
available in the Artha Mandapam. Temple’s main complex has the Idols of
Ramanuja, Vedantha Desika, Nammalwar.
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