The Kaitabheshvara Temple (also spelled Kaitabhesvara or Kaitabheshwara, and known as Kotisvara) is situated in the town of Kubatur (also spelled Kubattur or Kuppattur, and referred to as Kuntalanagara or Kotipura in ancient inscriptions).
The Kaitabheshvara Temple is located near Anavatti in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. It was built during the reign of Hoysala King Vinayaditya around 1100 AD. At this time, the Hoysala dynasty was a powerful feudatory of the imperial Western Chalukya Empire, ruled by King Vikramaditya.
According to the Archaeological Survey of India, the architectural style of the Kaitabheshvara Temple is primarily "Chalukyan.".
Art historian Adam Hardy classifies the architectural style of the Kaitabheshvara Temple as "Later Chalukya, non-mainstream, far end of the spectrum." The temple is constructed using soapstone, and it is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.