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The Durga temple is an early 8th-century Hindu temple located in Aihole, Karnataka, India. Originally dedicated to Surya , it has the most embellished and largest relief panels in Aihole depicting artwork of Shaivism , Vaishnavism , Shaktism and Vedic deities. [ 1 ]
The Durga temple is the principal attraction for Aihole visitors and iconic in its apsidal layout. [49] [note 2] This shape is similar to 2nd or 1st century BCE Buddhist chaitya halls found in Ajanta Caves. The Durga temple stands on a high moulded adhisthana and a damaged tower that had a curvilinear
The Aihole was the first capital of the early Chalukyas and is a veritable treasure trove of ancient temples. Actually quite similar to Hampi, only much more ancient and much less publicized. The most famous of the temples is the photogenic Durga temple within the enclosed complex, lying in the midst of lush green lawns. The temple is apsidal ...
Aihole: Bagalkot Temple close to Ladkhan temple: N-KA-D88 Temple in the fields at north-west corner of the village Aihole: Bagalkot Upload Photo: N-KA-D89 Huchchappayya matha in S.No. 270 Aihole: Bagalkot Huchchappayya matha in S.No. 270: N-KA-D90 Ladkhan temple Aihole: Bagalkot Ladkhan temple: N-KA-D91 Temple on the north of Durga temple ...
The Chalukya Shiva Temple, dedicated to Shiva, is one of the oldest Hindu temples and is located in the group of monuments at Aihole in the state of Karnataka, India. Formerly dated to the 7th or 8th century, [ 1 ] it is now dated to about the 5th century.
The Bhutanatha hill has 4 temples, with several beautiful bas reliefs. These cave temples date back to the 6th century. The Dattatreya temple goes back to the 12th century. The Mallikarjuna temple with a star shaped plan goes back to the 11th century. Badami Cave Temples [5] Durga_temple Aihole, Bagalkot District, North Karnataka
The Karnataka artisans of the 7th century achieved a certain eclectism in their architecture by building south Indian dravida style temples adjacent to north Indian nagara style temples. [4] Further, their dravida and nagara styles were local, indigenous variants and unrelated to the architectural styles that prevailed in modern Tamil Nadu to ...
Bagalkot district (/ ˈ b ɑː ɡ əl k oʊ t /), is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka.The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalkot.The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Bijapur.