Ruvari Mallitamma, the well known sculptor and architect is known to have started his career here working on the domed ceilings in the main mantapa. The large stone inscription near the porch contains poems composed by medieval Kannada poet Janna who had the honorific Kavichakravarti (lit, "emperor among poets"). Gallery Notes See also Hoysala architecture Chikkamagaluru District References Gerard Foekema, A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples, Abhinav, 1996 Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002) , . External links Architectural marvel 12th-century Hindu temples Hindu temples in Chikkamagaluru district