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| has gloss | eng: The Siddhesvara Temple (or Siddheshvara Temple) is located in the town of Haveri in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. It is considered an ornate example of 12th century Western Chalukyan art and is well-known for the many loose sculptures of Hindu deities that exist in it, and is the finest testimonial for Vishwakarma Brahmin sthapathis in sculting this temple. However, inscriptional evidence would suggest that the initial consecration of the temple was in late 11th century. An interesting aspect about the temple is that it faces west, instead of facing the rising sun in the east–a standard in Chalukyan constructions. Though it is currently used as a Shaiva temple dedicated to God Shiva, historians are unsure by which faith or sect the temple was originally consecrated and to which deity. |
| lexicalization | eng: Siddhesvara Temple |
| instance of | c/Hindu temples in Haveri district |
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