Both temples reflect a Vesara-style Hoysala architecture, share similar design ideas and features, and were completed in the 1230s by three wealthy brothers – Peddanna Heggade, Sovanna and Kesanna.

The temple is notable for its artwork and for including architectural features typically found in late Chalukya and early Hoysala periods.

[2] The Lakshminarasimha temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.

[2] This platform, in addition to adding visual beauty, provides the devotees a path for circumambulation (pradakshinapatha) around the temple.

[4][5][6] The upper space and structure is set in three storied bhadravalokanas, a variant of the style seen in Hoysalesvara temple in Halebidu.

[11] Since the lateral shrines have no towers, their superstructure comprises a stylish row of miniature roofs above the upper eaves.

[5] The decorative plan of the walls of the shrines and the hall reflects the Hoysala style (with two eaves that run around the temple).