Hirenallur Village : Mallikarjuna Temple
The Mallikarjuna Temple at Hirenallur is a Hoysala era construction. Hirenallur is a village, about 12 km from Kadur, Chikkamagaluru district, in the Karnataka state, India.
The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.The monument which was in a state of dis-repair was renovated around 2004 by the "Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaeshwara Dharmothana Trust", with assistance of the Department of Culture, Government of India.
We came from Chitradurga to Hirenallur as we wanted to reach chikmaglur as it was our destination.
We came via Hosdurga , Sollapura and giriyapura as road was under construction we took time to reach this place.
This place was one of our friend Raju Native as he forced us to stop here and see this temple, amazing and wonderful experience we enjoyed here and ended up in writing this blog to share with you all.
Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in the
region known today as Karnataka, a state of India. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th
century, when it dominated the Southern Deccan Plateau region.
The empire is remembered today primarily for its temple architecture. Over a hundred surviving temples are scattered across Karnataka.
Large and small temples built during this era remain as
examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. 
Other examples of Hoysala craftsmanship are the
temples at Belavadi, Amruthapura, Hosaholalu, Mosale, Arasikere, Basaralu, Kikkeri and Nuggehalli (my native) I'm Proud to say admit it.
Every Carving has a beauty in it to explain. Eyes cant move with out capturing it in my camera.
By some i think this could the lord natya ganapa, heart gets tears to see this cruel human behavior on this earth
The worst mind of the world has attacked on this beautiful innocent sculpture to demolish. Above are the few gallery which i captured in my camera.
God Mallikarjuna in Hirenallur Temple
Temples built prior to Hoysala independence in
the mid-12th century reflect significant Western Chalukya influences, while
later temples retain some features salient to Chalukyan art but have additional
inventive decoration and ornamentation, features unique to Hoysala artisans.
Mask of Lord Mallikarjuna
Some three hundred temples are known to survive
in present-day Karnataka state and many more are mentioned in inscriptions,
though only about seventy have been documented.
Nandi in front of Mallikarjuna
The greatest concentrations of these are in the Malnad (hill) districts, the native home of the Hoysala kings.
