Place · Smarta · South India · Davanagere district, Karnataka, at the Tungabhadra–Haridra confluence

Harihar

Also called: Harihareshwara temple, Kudalur

Hoysala-period temple town whose Harihareshwara shrine (built about 1223–24 by the minister Polalva) enshrines the combined Vishnu–Shiva image. Its charter says Vishnu and Shiva merged here to kill the demon Guha, whom Brahma's boon had made impossible for either to kill alone.

Sources: Harihareshwara Temple (Harihar, Karnataka) — Wikipedia · see Harihar's web

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Harihar home of

Harihara (Form) Smarta · How Vishnu and Shiva became one body

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How Vishnu and Shiva became one body
Temple legend · 4 tellings

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Harihareshwara Temple (Harihar, Karnataka) — Wikipedia Encyclopedia