Venugopalaswamy Temple, Devanahalli
Hindu temple in Karnataka, India
13°14′N 77°42′E / 13.23°N 77.7°E / 13.23; 77.7![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png)
The Venugopalaswamy Temple, dedicated to a form of the Hindu god Vishnu is located inside the Devanahalli Fort in the town of Devanahalli (also called Devanapura). It is a town in the Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka state, India and is located 35 kilometres (25 mi) to the north-east of Bangalore, the state capital. The Venugopalaswamy temple is constructed in the Dravidian style and belongs to the post Vijayanagara empire period.[1] The temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]
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- Dravida style shikhara (tower over shrine) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
- Yali pillars at the entrance to closed mantapa (hall) in the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort
- Pillar inside the Venugopalaswamy Temple
- Complete views of Venugopalaswamy Temple from outside
- Kannada inscription (1697 AD) at the Venugopalaswamy temple in the Devanahalli fort