Basaralu village is located in Mandya district, Karnataka, India.

This temple was built in 1234 by Harihara Nayaka, a commander under the Hoysala King Vira Narasimha II.

[1] The temple complex comprises two shrines dedicated to the deities Mallikarjuna and Chandikeshwara.

The Mallikarjuna shrine houses a Balahari "linga" and beautiful lotus carving on the ceiling.

The base of the temple has mouldings with relief in the ascending order of elephants, horses with riders, Hoysala emblem, puranic episodes, crocodiles and swans, a theme that is common in most Hoysala temples.