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<nowiki>ಕಮಲ ನಾರಾಯಣ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ; Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon; Камала Нараяна Гыйбадәтханәсе; معبد كامالا نارايانا; கமல நாராயணன் கோயில்; bâtiment en Inde; ଭାରତର ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମନ୍ଦିର; 11th to 12th century Hindu temple from Kadamba dynasty; Tempel in Indien; храм в Індії; 11 முதல் 12 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் கட்டப்பட்ட இந்துக் கோவில்; Kalla Gudi; Sarasvati Lakshmi Mahakali temple Degam; Degamve Bastigudi; Degam goddess temple</nowiki>
Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon 
11th to 12th century Hindu temple from Kadamba dynasty
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LocationDegaon, Belagavi district, Belgaum division, Karnataka, India
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Map15° 34′ 14.1″ N, 74° 45′ 08.7″ E
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Degaon, also referred to as the Degamve or Degam, is about 50 kilometers southeast of Belagavi. it is notable for its 12th-century Hindu temple with unusual Hindu architecture and now called as Kamala Narayana temple (previously called Kalla Gudi or Degamve Basti Gudi).

The temple faces east and has three sanctums, but the middle one projects forward of the other two. The three sanctums share a long pillared mandapa. The lalatabimba above the three sanctums suggest that the temple was originally dedicated to the three Hindu goddesses – Saraswati, Lakshmi and Mahakali (form of Parvati). However, the statues inside the sanctums are Vishnu, Lakshmi-Narayana and Mahakali. It is likely that the original statues were destroyed, and the regional Hindus replaced the originals with the extant statues. The temple has several inscriptions, one of which confirms that the temple received a grant from a Kadamba queen in Kali Yuga 4276 (or 1175 CE). The temple has elegant Hindu artwork.

This is a category about ASI monument number
N-KA-D10.

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