Somanathpur is the site of the Prasanna Chennakesava Temple with the star-shaped base characteristic of Hoysala temple architecture. Of the three most famous Hoysala temples in Karnataka,this was the last to be built, in AD 1268. It is sittuated in a small village about 22 miles from Mysore city, a short distace worth making to see the degree of sculptural and structural precision that the art of temple-building ... (more)