Pattadakal, Karnataka, India (info)
The monuments at Pattadakal, a World Heritage site, represent early experiments in Hindu temple architecture, incorporating both the Dravidian (or the Southern) and the Nagara (or the Northern) styles of temple architecture. Pattadakal was an early capital of the Chalukyas of Southern India, who built these temples in the seventh and eighth centuries. Of the nine temples and a Jain sanctuary, the best known is the Virupaksha temple, built by Queen Lokamahadevi c. 740 to commemorate her husband's victory over the Pallavas. ( more )
Pattadakal temple complex  |
A World Heritage site  |
Built by the Chalukyas  |
From 7th-8th centuries CE  |
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Virupaksha temple  |
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... carving  |
Rear walls  |
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Temple guard  |
Shiva slaying demon  |
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Temple interior  |
Nandi temple  |
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Nandi with priest (more)  |
Kadasiddeshwara temple ▒  |
Galagnath temple exterior  |
Jambulinga and
Galagnath temples  |
Mallikarjuna
temple (inside)  |
Guard at the inner sanctum  |
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Couple with child  |
Amorous couple  |
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Amorous couple  |
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