page_title: Bucesvara Temple, Koravangala
hierarchical_section_title: Bucesvara Temple, Koravangala
caption_attribution_description: English: Southern Wall
context_page_description: The Bucesvara temple is a simple yet elegant specimen of 12th century of Hoysala architecture. It is located in the village of Korvangla, 10 km from Hassan city, in Hassan district or Karnataka state, India. The temple was built in 1173 A.D. by a rich officer called Buci, to celebrate the coronation of Hoysala King Veera Ballala II.
  Nearby are two more temples that are in ruins. From the inscriptions on the premises, it is evident that these two temples had been commissioned by Buci's older brothers, Govinda and Naka. This temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.
context_section_description: The Bucesvara temple  (also spelt Bucheshwara or Bucheshvara) is a simple yet elegant specimen of 12th century of Hoysala architecture. It is located in the village of Korvangla, 10 km from Hassan city, in Hassan district or Karnataka state, India. The temple was built in 1173 A.D. by a rich officer called Buci (or Buchiraja), to celebrate the coronation of Hoysala King Veera Ballala II.
  Nearby are two more temples that are in ruins. From the inscriptions on the premises, it is evident that these two temples had been commissioned by Buci's older brothers, Govinda and Naka. This temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.
caption: Outer wall relief articulation at Bucesvara Temple is of the "old style"; eaves below superstructure, wall images below decorative miniature towers, five mouldings at the base
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