Some important...

Some important figures commencing from the right of the east doorway:

1. The durbar of King Vishnuvardhana who built the temple in 1117 A.D.
2. The story of Bali, the King of Demons, making gifts to Vamana, incarnation of Vishnu.
3. Kalingamardhana(Krishna)
4. Vishnu with Hanuman and Garuda.
5. Shiva seated on Nandi.
6. The story of Prahalad (left of the east doorway).

1. The durbar of King Narasimha, the son of Vishnuvardhana.
2. The story of the churning of the milk ocean (Samudramathana).
3. Vishnu flanked as usual by Hanuman and Garuda.
4. Killing of Kamsa by Krishna.
5. A figure of Ranganatha reclining on a beautifully carved serpent.
6. Sri Lakshminarayana flanked by choury bearers.
   

There are 42 bracket figures on the corner out of which 38 are outside of the temple and 4 are inside. Every figure attracts the visitors on its own merits.

• Beauty and Mirror: Lady holding a mirror in her left hand and looking at her beauty in it.
• Pet Parrot : A parrot sitting on the fore palm of her right hand. It looks like conversation with her pet.
• Lady holds the folded betel leaves in her left hand: Her maid on the right side holds coloured water in vessel and the maid in the left is filling it to a syringe.
• Lady in her make- up: She holds folded betel leaves in her left hand and writing to her lover. Her maids on both sides are rendering help.
• A monkey is pulling the edge of her sari. She is going to beat it with a twig of a tree made out of the same stone. You can see the teeth in its wide opened mouth.
• The Huntress: You can see a bird sitting on the canopy behind, she is aiming her arrow at the bird.
• Hair dressing : She is dressing her hair after the bath. The attendants are holding flowers and toiletry.
• Thribhagir Nritya(a type of dance) : A lady is dancing stylishly by bending her body into three portions, one from the waist to the chest and another upwards. This is said to be the most difficult one, so far no other dancer has been able to exhibit.
• A Sham, She Saint: She is in disguise as a saint. She holds a rod with a skull at the top in her left hand.
• Drum Dance : She holds in her left hand a drum and she is playing upon it with her right hand. You can observe the rope how natural it appears.
• The Flutist : She is playing on her flute. Her maid on the left side is sitting to the tune of the flue.
• Musician: Se is singing with time. You can see her teeth in her open mouth while singing.
• World bewitching beauty : Her hands and legs are cut out very nicely. Look at the canopy above her left shoulder. You can see a jackfruit and a fly on it. A lizard is planning to catch the fly. You can see the natural pose of the lizard.
• Violinist : She is a violinists. She is standing holding the instrument in her left hand. Her maids are arranging for a concert.
• A Curly haired beauty : She holds a mirror having a handle. She is arranging the curls on the fore-head with her right hand finger.
• The huntress : She is plucking a mango with her right hand.
• A heroic huntress : She is dressed up as a hunter and aiming at the birds sitting on the creeper above.
• Masculine Woman : She is wearing a beard and a moustache like a man and is playing on her drum.

Before commencement of the 19th bracket figure you can see the following :

i) Shive-jalandhara : In the corner Shiva is holding a fork like a spear. He is trampling a demon under his feet.

ii) Poothani : There are varieties of arms in her hands. You can see a scorpion and a snake cut on her stomach to show that she has much vemon.

iii) Bali- the demon Emperor: Look at the wall. Vamana is begging for three feet of Earth before Bali. The demon guru Shukracharya is also seen.

iv) Ravana lifting the Kailas mountain : Ten-headed demon King Ravana is holding up Kailas mountain. You can see Lord Shiva is sitting with his beloved Parvathi on the top of the mountain.

v) Chamundi : The Goddess Chamundi is killing the demon Mahishasura.

vi) Brahma: The artist shows skill by carving the chain, it is highly natural and realistic.

vii) The Sun God : The Sun God is coming upon his seven horsed chariot.

viii) 20the Century Lady: Latest fashion, having dressed herself in fine clothes and tied her hair in the latest fashions with ribbons. She is ready to go for evening walk. You can see even a bull-dog with chain.

ix) Arjuna is shooting the fish target : Arjuna is shooting the fish looking at the shadow reflected in a bowl of oil, placed just below the target pillar.

Beginning of the 19th dancing pose:

• The Arch Dancer : You can observe the natural and artistic facial expressions on her face. The maids are playing upon the musical instruments.
• The Songstress :The songstress holds metallic time keepers in her hands.
• The Divine Dancer : She is dancing cheerfully. Her maids are playing upon the musical instruments.
• The Hunters : She holds in her left hand a fork like spear with skull at the top.
• Successful Huntress : She is returning from a successful hunting. Look at the decoration of the bow on her left shoulder. Her maids are carrying the prey of their hunt. On the right side, one maid is removing the thorn which is plucked to other maid’s leg.
• Beauty Dance : She is practicing her dance. Her maids are helping her by playing on their instruments.
• Bhasma Mohini Dance : The figure illustrates the epic story of God Vishnu who took the form of Mohini. This figure is said to be carved geometrically. The right hand, the tip of her nose, the left breast, the right thumb are all in a straight line.
• Beauty and the Scorpion : The lady after finishing her bath and while dressing she look at a scorpion under the folds of her sari. She is frightened and shakes her sari. The scorpion falls down. See the natural face of the inscription.
• A Beauty in wall : She is fully dressed and is waiting for her lover. Her maids are helping her with toilet articles.
• A Gypsy Girl : She hold in her left hand palm leaves and holds the right hand in speaking pose. Look at the styled hair.
• A Beauty after a Hearty Meal : She is returning from her dinner and is about to retire for rest. She is holding betel leaves in her left hand.
• Nagaveena Dance : The expert musician is playing on her violin which is in the form of a snake. The left side of the violin resembles the head of a snake.
• Proud Lady : She is fully dressed and has put on all sorts of ornaments on her body. She is looking at her beauty in proud through a mirror. Her maid is thinking that she is the only beautiful woman in the world.
• A Fortune Teller : Saw the gypsy girl. She holds in her left hand a small drum and a time keeper set in her right hand. She is foretelling the future to the world.
• A Kite Dancer : She is dancing imitating the play of flying a kite. Look at her standing pose. She is standing as if she is pulling the string of the kite using both her hands. You can see the ear ornaments like star shape and hair style like a peacock.
• A beauty with her hair : She has tied her hair into a fine knot. This is up-to-date pony-tale.
• A beauty in perfect make-up : the lady has put on her best dress and ornaments and is ready to go for a dance. A small attainder is putting on her the ring. She is holding a creeper in her left hand for support.
• Drum dance : She has a beard and moustache like a man. She looks neither male nor female. She is dancing holding a drum in her left hand.
• A Songstress : She is singing with the help of time keeper sets. You can see the open mouth. Her maids are helping her with their instruments.
• An arch dancer : She is dancing to the tune of the fun of her accomplice on both her sides. As I explained in the very beginning you are requested to enter inside the temple to see the remaining four brackets along with other carvings and Darshanam of Lord channakeshava.
• Beauty with her pet parrot : A lady holds a creeper in her right hand. A parrot is sitting on the fore palm of her left hand. She looks as if she is having a conversation with it. She is having a bangle on her right hand and can move up and down.
• Shantaladevi : She is dancing. See the canopy behind. She is wearing a gem just above the middle of the forehead.
• Gandharva Dance : she wears on her fore arm, a good number of bangles which give an impression of moving to and fro.
• Kesha Shrungara :She is wringing her hair to squeeze the water after her bath. You can see the drops of water collected at the tip of her hairs.
  The work inside the Keshava temple is even finer is several respects than that outside. The image of Sri Keshava or Vijayanarayana as it is named, is a very handsome figure about 6 feet high with Prabha standing on a pedestal about 3 feet high, flanked by concerts. It has four hands, the upper two holding a Lotus and Mace. There are tem incarnations of Vishnu sculpture on the prabha. The sukanasi door-way flanked by dwarapalakas is elegantly executed. Its pediment with a figure of Lakshminarayana in the center shows excellent pose.

The pillars all differ from one another in design. Especially two pillars in the Navaranga deserve special interest. The well known Narasimha pillar used to formerly revolve. One of the figures is a tiny bull which is known as Kadale Basava. A small space is left by the artist which carved this pillar as challenge to any artist.

Another Mohini Pillar is carved proportionately. The ceilings over the verandas show better work.

Kappae Channigaraya : This is situated to the south of Sri Keshava Temple. The cells have the figures of Gangpathi, Saraswathi, Lakshminarayana, Chamundeshwari and Venugopala.

The Temple of Soumyanayaki and Ranaganayaki, beloved of Sri Channakeshava, may be seen.

Gravity Pillar : It is about 42 feet high of single stone and it is standing on its own weight.

Other small temples are Ramanujacharya, Krishna, Narasimha, Anjaneya, Rmachandra.
In the courtyard near the pond there is a pavilion wherein the statues of Vishnuvardhana and Krishnaraja Wodeyar are kept.

There is a Garudagambha and Garuda (Eagle) statue facing towards Sri Channakeshava.

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