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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Somnathpur=

Village in the Tirumakudal - Narsipur taluk of 
Mysore District, Mysore, situated in 12° 16' N. and 76 degree 53' E., on the 
east bank of the Cauvery, 12 miles from Seringapatam. Population 
(1901), 1,468. It is noted for the Chenna-Kesava temple, the most 
complete existing example of the ornate Chalukyan style, erected in 
1269 by Soma, an officer under the Hoysala king Narasimha III. He 
also founded the agrahdra that formerly surrounded it. Though not 
on the scale of the Halebid and Belur temples, it rivals them in the 
perfection of its sculpture, and is one of the chief architectural monu- 
ments of the Mysore country.