Who built Annigeri Amruteshwar Temple?

 The Kalyani Chalukyas

       It is one of the popular heritage temples in Karnataka, and among the                   popular places to visit near Hubli. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Amruteshwara       Temple in Annigeri was built in the year 1050 CE by the Kalyani Chalukyas,        and  was the first temple made of soapstone.


    for more details refer this links
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalukya_dynasty
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoysala_architecture









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ANNIGERI     Annigeri ( Kannada :   ಅಣ್ಣಿಗೇರಿ )is the   place of birth   of the famous   Kannada   poet   Adikavi Pampa   ( Kannada :   ಆದಿಕವಿ ಪಂಪ ). It is well known for the black stone temple built by the   Western Chalukya Empire . [1]   known as Amruteshwara Temple.   A temple of mythological figures supported by 76 columns, located in the   Dharwad district , and has a   derasar   dedicated to   Parshva , the 23rd   Tirthankara   in   Jainism . Annigeri also has temples dedicated to   Banashankari, Basappa, Gajina Basappa and Hanuman . There is an ancient Lingayati temple near the railway station. Annigeri has seven  mosques  and two  Lingayati   Mathas LOCATION Annigeri  is a taluk of  Dharwad district  in the state of  Karnataka ,  India , located 20 km west of  Gadag  en route to  Hubli  and 35 km from...
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