Govindanahalli

Govindanahalli is a small village in Mandya district of Karnataka state, southern India.

Govindanahalli village is located 4.9 kilometers west of Kikkeri town in Mandya district of Karnataka.

Panchalingeshwara Temple (also spelt Panchalingeshvara) in Govindanahalli, Mandya district, Karnataka state, India, was constructed around 1238 A.D. during the reign of the Hoysala empire King Vira Someshwara.

According to art historian Gerard Foekema, the Panchalingeshwara temple is a rare example of a panchakuta (lit, five shrines with five towers) construction in Hoysala architecture.

The wall panel of images between the eave and the base moldings (adhisthana) include some depictions from the Hindu epics.