Govindeshwara and Nakeswara temple of Koravangala – An Overview

The Koravangala village is located 14 km away from southwest of the city of Hassan. During the Hoysala rule, this village was an important Agrahara center of Seegenadi. Eight inscriptions and temples namely Buchheshwar, Govindeshwar and Nakeshwar are found here. From the inscriptions it is found that Govidnda, Naakana, Kaalimayya and Bhoochiraja who were Hegdes, Shreekarana and Tantraadikaariss built Govindeshwara, Nakeshwar Kaleshwara and Buchheswara temples respectively during the reign of the first Narsahsendra.