Western Chalukya Empire
The temple was constructed by Demarasa, prime minister (or "mahamatya") to Western Chalukya Empire King Someshvara I (who had the honorific "Trailokya Malladeva" or "Lord of three worlds"), who reigned from 1042–1068 CE. Art historian Adam Hardy refers to the temple as Kattesvara and classifies it as a "close to mainstream" Western Chalukya architecture (also called Later or Kalyani Chalukya), with the tower over the shrine being a later day re-construction. The basic material used for the original construction is soapstone.