This study aims to clarify the characteristics of the plans of the Hoysala temples in south India, in terms of shapes, walls and arrangement of niches of spatial units through the composition of navaranga. The Hoysala temple is composed of several spatial units such as garbhagrha, sukanasi, navaranga, portico, mahamandapa. Though the spatial units have square, rectangular and cross plans, the temple plans are based on almost same size squares, i.e., garbhagrha, sukanasi, the central ankana of the navaranga. It is pointed out that the difference of plan types is based on the difference of the shape and walls of the navaranga.
