Chennakeshava Temple Kaidala Tumkuru | Last Idol Carved by Amarashilpi Jakanachari | Hoysala Temple

Chennakeshava Temple, Kaidala
Video covers Chennakeshava Temple at Kaidala, the Last Temple built by Amarashilpi Jakkanachari, whose skills are attributed to some of the finest Hoysala temples of Karnataka. The temple is located at Tumkur district of Karnataka
Interesting Facts about Kaidala Temple
1. Kaidala is the birth place of Jakkanachari
2. Kaidala Temple was built in 1150AD
3. Ekakuta Type Temple
4. Kaidala Temple was built in Vijayanagara Style
5. Chennakeshava Idol at Kaidala is the last idol carved by Jakkanachari
6. Idol is carved in Krishna Shila (Black Stone)
7. Chennakeshava Idol is 8.5 feet high
8. Chennakeshava Idol is the tallest after Belur Chennakeshava
9. Prabhavali of Chennakeshava Idol is decorated with Dhashavatharam
10. Located in Tumkur District of Karnataka
History of Chennakeshava Temple, Kaidala (Channakeshava Temple):
Chennakeshava temple and the Gangadareshwara temple in Kaidala in Tumkur district were built by Gule Bachi, a chieftain of the Hoysala King Narasimha I in 1150 AD. In earlier days Kaidala was called as Kridakapura and it was the birth place of Amarashilpi Jakanachari
The complete temple complex has a tall fort-like wall or Prakara around it. The Mahadwara or the Gateway Gopuram is a three-tiered massive structure with beautiful carvings and the large doorway is flanked by pillars with beautifully carved relief works of nubile dancing girls, sages, gods and goddesses. On the right pillar is an image of Chenna Keshava, similar to the idol in the Garbagriha, along with his consorts on the side panels. On the left pillar is a 11 ft tall figure of a person with folded hands which some people say is that of the celebrated sculptor Jakanachari while others claim it as that of the Chieftain Gule Bachi.
A beautiful Chenna Keshava in monolithic black stone (Krishna Shile) installed in the Garbhagriha. It is believed that this was the last Idol sculptured by the legend Amarashilpi Jakanachari. The strikingly beautiful idol faces west unlike in most hindu temples. The 5-and-half feet idol of Chenna Keshava is installed on a 2-and-half feet pedestal which has beautiful carvings of the trimurthi, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. The idol has very intricate details carved along with a prabhavali with the ten incarnations of Vishnu (Dasha Avathara) on it. Alluring images of Sridevi and Bhoodevi are on either side of the main deity. The uniqueness of this temple's architecture is such that, on the day of the Makara Shankaranthi, the rays of the sun falls directly at the feet of the main deity.
The temple itself has only two parts, the navaranga supported by four eloquently carved black granite pillars and the Garbhagriha. The main entrance of the temple has rows of intricately carved elephants and flowers.
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