Death without seeing this temple once means your birth in India is useless.
This temple is located at a historical place called Belur in Hassan district of Karnataka state.This temple is about 900 years old.
The temple was built by the King Vishnuvardhan of Hoysal dynasty between 1106 and 1117. In the joy of winning the war in 1104, Vishnuvardhan started the construction work of this temple which was completed in 1117.
During the olden days, it was known as the "gatessea", meaning the "gateway to the sea".
Many places of this temple are so crafty that it is impossible to see with normal eyes, to understand, it requires magnifine gloss. Think how it would have been created by 10th 11th century artisans while invented magnifine glass in England in 1296 It happened in.
In the modern world Holi's Pichkari is discovered and patent is of 1896 but this temple crafts have recently been discovered using Pichkari in the 10th 11th century.