Located at the southwest of the Chennakesava, Somyanayaki temple is a small temple dedicated to Somyanayaki (a form of the goddess Lakshmi). Dating back to the 12th century, this temple of Belur is notable because its tower is a miniature version of the major tower that once rose above the main Kesava temple.

Somyanayaki temple is to the SW of the Chennakesava temple, built during the 12th centuryThis temple tower is a miniature version of the shikara of the Chennakesava temple which was destroyed