Temples were being crafted to house a sacred image of a specific god and had been decorated with sculptural figures recalling episodes from mythology. Exterior wall reliefs at Hoysaleswara Temple. The temple was twice sacked and plundered from the Delhi Sultanate from the early 14th century, and abandoned inside the https://shivjimandiraustralia.blogspot.com/2025/03/shani-dev-temple-sacred-space-for.html