Ancient Hoysala Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple Santhebachahalli,Karnataka

The Mahalingeshvara Temple at Sante Bachalli village (also spelt “Mahalingesvara”), is a 12th-century Hoysala era construction in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India. According to noted art historian Adam Hardy, the temple architecture comprises a single vimana (etakuta, one shrine with a superstructure) with closed mantapa (“hall”) and the building material is Soap stone. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.