Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bengaluru

The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore.

[1] The late 17th century Venkataramana temple is located near the old fort ("fort" is kote in Kannada language) adjacent to what was once the residence of Mysore Wodeyar royal family, and later became the palace of Tipu Sultan, a later ruler of the Mysore Kingdom.

The walls of the sanctum and vestibule (antechamber) are plain but for a row of deity sculptures in frieze at the base.

The hall ceiling is supported by pillars that have "clusters of colonettes" alternating with yalis (mythical beasts from Hindu legend) in all four directions.

This temple provided the setting for the treasure hunt in the book Riddle of the Seventh Stone[3]