Built of sandstone, the tower is in the northern “Rekhanagara” style. The temple was probably never completed. It contains a beautiful sculpture of Shiva in the act of killing the Andhakasura. Perhaps the oldest temple in Pattadakal, it was built by King Vijayaditya ( 696-733 AD) & was called Vijayewara after him.
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The temple also features a pranala, a stone structure used to drain out ... As is common with other temples at Pattadakal, the Virupaksha temple was built ...
May 6, 2016 · A shikhara (superstructure) rises on top of the garbha griha and contains an amalaka (a ribbed stone) with a kalash (pot with mango leaves and a ...
Pattadakal has temple architecture from Dravidian, Aryan and a mixture of both styles in its temple complex; probably making it the only one of its kind in ...
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The Chalukyas built a large complex of temples for royal commemoration and coronation in Pattadakal in the 7th or 8th century CE.
Sep 25, 2020 · The sandstone used to construct the temples of Pattadakallu was sourced locally, from the ranges to the north of the temple sites. At least ...
Jan 22, 2020 · And this one is from a building stone from Pattadakal temple. Such cross beds were built by sediment avalanching on the lee side of migrating ...
Feb 26, 2017 · Built by Trilokamahadevi to honor her husband's victory over Pallavas, this temple is a smaller version of the Virupaksha temple – similar in ...
Aug 29, 2024 · The building material they used was reddish-golden Sandstone found locally. Though they ruled a vast empire, the Chalukyan workshops ...
Aug 13, 2021 · Papanatha Temple – Originally built in the Nagara style, the temple construction was later updated with Dravidian architectural elements. The ...
