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The
Kedareshvara temple (also called as Kedareshwara or Kedaresvara) is located in
the town of Balligavi (known variously in ancient inscriptions as Belagami,
Belligave, Ballagamve and Ballipura), near Shikaripura in the Shimoga district
of Karnataka state, India. Dotted with centers of learning (agrahara),
Balligavi was an important city during the 11th or 12th century of Western
Chalukya rule.
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The term Anadi
Rajadhani (ancient capital) used in medieval inscriptions to
describe this town tells a tale of great antiquity.
Art historian Adam
Hardy classifies the style involved in the construction of the temple as
"Later Chalukya, non mainstream, relatively close to mainstream". He
dates the temple to late 11th century, with inscriptional evidence of additions
made up to 1131, by the Hoysalas during their control over the
region. The building material used is soapstone. The Archaeological
Survey of India classifies the style of architecture as
distinctly Hoysala.
