Venugopalaswamy temple | |
Settlement Type: | Hindu temple |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 13.23°N 77.7°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore Rural |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | KA-43 |
The Venugopalaswamy Temple, dedicated to a form of the Hindu god Vishnu is located inside the Devanahalli Fort in the town of Devanahalli (also called Devanapura). It is a town in the Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka state, India and is located 35 kilometres (25 mi) to the north-east of Bangalore, the state capital. The Venugopalaswamy temple is constructed in the Dravidian style and belongs to the post Vijayanagara empire period.[1] The temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]