| Chandramauleshwara temple at Unkal | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dharwad |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Hubballi |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country |  India |
  Shown within India  Chandramauleshwara Temple, Unkal (Karnataka) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 15°22′36.4″N 75°07′00″E / 15.376778°N 75.11667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Bommanna Dandanayaka |
| Completed | c. 1085 CE |
The Chandramauleshwara Temple, sometimes referred to as the Candramauḷĩśvara or Chandramouleshwara temple at Unkal, is an 11th century Shiva temple with Chalukyan architecture in Unkal (Hubballi), Karnataka, India. TIt is built on a square-cross plan with one entrance for each cardinal direction, corresponding to the sandhara plan found in Sanskrit texts on architecture. It originally had a Chaturmukha (four-faced) Linga in the center of the temple and many more mandapas (halls), but the surviving structure is much smaller.
The temple preserves an early example of a relatively uncommon Hindu architecture. It is also notable for how it integrates the artwork of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Vedic deities together.[1]
It is a Monument of National importance and is designated as a Protected Monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Act (1958). It is managed by the Dharwad circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).[2]
- ^ Madhusudan A. Dhaky; Michael Meister (1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture. Vol. 1, part 3: South India Text & Plates. American Institute of Indian Studies. pp. 155–160. ISBN 978-81-86526-00-2.
- ^ ASI Dharwad (2019). "Chandramauleshvar Temple, Dharwad". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India.