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Sudi, is a panchayat town in the Gadag District of Karnataka, India. It is about 30 km from Badami , 12 km from Gajendragad and 3 km from Itagi Bhimambika temple. In the past it was an important town of the Kalyani Chalukyas during 1000 AD.
The Kadambas were the originators of the Karnataka architecture. [7] The most prominent basic feature of their architecture is the Shikara (dome), called Kadamba Shikara. The Shikara is pyramid shaped and rises in steps without any decoration, with a stupika or kalasha at the top. Occasionally the pyramids had perforated screen windows.
The Vesara architecture departs from the Dravida architecture in several key conceptual and experiential ways: it projects the bhadra; widens the sanctum (and mandapa); takes it ever closer to a rounded form; adds motifs and decoration to the outer walls; and changes how the temple aesthetically appears both outside and inside to the pilgrims ...
Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries. New Delhi: Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-312-4. "Monuments of Bengaluru Circle, Archaeological Survey of India-Various districts of Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Archived from the original on 25 June 2012
Architecture decorated with architecture: Later medieval temples of Karnataka, 1000–1300 AD (PDF). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 81-215-1089-9. Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present (PDF). Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
The Someshwara temple complex has a number of temples to Shiva in its fort-like compound. Sudi. Chalukya monuments include the Jodi Gopura and twin towered Mallikarjuna temple and large Ganesha and Nandi statues. [1] Lakkundi. About 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Gadag, Lakkundi was the residence of the Chalukyan kings.
Saraswati temple at Trikuteshwara temple complex Gadag, Karnataka. Trikuteshwara temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. The carved temple [1] [2] is in the town of Gadag, 50 km southeast of Hubli-Dharwad, in Karnataka, India. It is dedicated to Shiva and has three lingas mounted on the same stone.
Kadamba architecture was a style of temple architecture founded by Mayurasharma in the 4th century AD in Karnataka, India. [1] Kadambas created new style of architecture which was the basis of the Hoysalas style of architecture, developed original school of sculpture, was the forerunner of series of South Indian sculptors. [ 2 ]