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.

[1][2] The Someshvara temple is more damaged and ruined than the nearby Lakshminarasimha, but its surviving art and panels from Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism are notable.

Also notable is its illustration of three entrance-style, square plan Vesara architecture with an integrated circumambulation path on the jagati.

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

[8][5] According to Foekema, the decoration in the interior of the Somevara temple and the upper parts of the walls deserve special mention for its taste.

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