[2][3] According to the Archaeological Survey of India, the Shveta Varahaswamy temple was constructed in the Hoysala style during the rule of Chikkadevararaja Wodeyar (r.1673-1704).

[2][3] The construction of the Kille Venkataramana Swamy temple (a form of the Hindu god Vishnu) took place during a time of great political intrigue in Mysore.

After Hyder Ali, his Tipu Sultan (regent, 1782–1799) continued to wield full power over the Kingdom of Mysore, making the Wodeyar rulers powerless.

Legend has it during this time, Lakshmammanni, queen of King Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (reigned 1734–1766), dreamed of the god Venkataramana who instructed her to bring his image from a temple at nearby Balmuri and dedicate it in the Palace grounds.

In 1799, after the death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the British reinstated the Wodeyar family on the Mysore throne.