Mysore/Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Raja Chandra has stated that Sri Svetavarahaswamy and Sri Ambujavalli Mahalakshmi Temples inside the Mysore Palace were not built by Hoysalas as mentioned in the news report ‘Project to restore Palace temple paintings halted’ published in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 5.
While saying that the project to restore paintings and murals at the temples inside the Mysore Palace premises to increase their aesthetic value has come to a grinding halt, the report had mentioned, “These temples were originally built by the Hoysalas in Srirangapatna and the original idols were brought and installed at the Palace temples in 1811 by Chikkadevaraja Wadiyar.”
