# Ceiling inside the mantapa of the Hoysaleswara temple

- By: Rohit Sharma
- Date: 2023-11-29
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceiling_inside_the_mantapa_of_the_Hoysaleswara_temple.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Ceiling_inside_the_mantapa_of_the_Hoysaleswara_temple.jpg/1920px-Ceiling_inside_the_mantapa_of_the_Hoysaleswara_temple.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The ceiling inside the mantapa of the Hoysaleswara features intricately carved soapstone panels arranged in concentric geometric patterns, often depicting floral motifs, deities, and mythological scenes.