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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
This is the floor plan of the Durga Hindu temple. It is not dedicated to goddess Durga, but it is called Durga because it served as a "Durg" (fort) during Islamic Sultanate invasion of this region. The temple's architectural plan follows the apsidal, square and circle principle found in historic Sanskrit texts.
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 ...
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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
Two Shiva temples on Hemakuta hill at Hampi Mallikarjuna group of temples at Badami A shrine with Kadamba style superstructure at Mahakuta Ruined temple at Aihole near Durga temple, in Kadamba style. The 5th century monuments at Halasi are the oldest surviving Kadamba structure. The most prominent feature is the Kadamba Shikara with a Kalasa on ...
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.