Ranganayaki Shrine Entrance
Ranganayaki Shrine Entrance
The Ranganayaki Shrine (also known as the Andal) is a small but an ornate building located northwest of the main Chennakeshava Temple, Karnataka, India. As the name suggests, it is a shrine dedicated to Goddess Ranganayaki, a consort of Ranganatha.
Ranganayaki and Ranganatha are local names for Lakshmi and Vishnu, respectively. Ranganatha is a form of Maha Vishnu portrayed as reclining on Adishesha floating on the cosmic ocean.
The carving style and decoration of the Ranganayaki Shrine appear different from the main temple because it was built much later during the Vijayanagara period. The Vijayanagara builders reused a lot of stone materials from the existing Hoysala temples, including some Jain temples.
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