Visit to Hoysala Temple at Doddagaddavalli near Haasan

After a long time it was again a chance to visit a Hoysala temple. This was my second visit there , the first one some 45 yrs back. The place has a temple dedicated to Lakshmi as per Wikipedia. But I have my own reservations.It is about 20 kms from Hasana town on the way to Belur. After 15 kms take a deviation to left for 5kms and a decent village road takes you there. .It is a small village on the banks of a tank. The temple is well maintained but visitors are few. It is supposed to have been built in 1114 by a Hoysala commander. The temple is supposed to be dedicated to Lakshmi but the main sanctum is occupied by Shakti symbol of Parvati.As it is made up of Four sanctum only one of them houses Lakshmi the other three belong to Shiva clan. Kalabhairava is in one. Pooje is only in two of them. There is no external ornamentation. The towers resemble Kaakatiya designs.And the temple has no platform. Looks like a Chola design.There are four sanctums
All the four corners of the quadrangle have a small temple. None has any deity. There are two or three stone Edicts. If we can read them....

And now the Laksmi housed in one of the sanctums has a torana on which you see Shiva. How come.? The main sanctum occupied by Parvati has two Skeletons as guards in a Vaishnava temple needs some explanation. Even the roof has similar figurines. But all the four towers are decorated with Hoysala Motif. Transplanted? One or two Srimukhas are seen, symbols of Chalukyas.
Still worth a visit