Temples of Pattadakal
The hand symbolizes Ahiṃsā, the wheel dharmachakra, the resolve to halt saṃsāra (transmigration).
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Kashivishvanatha temple at Pattadakal, Karnataka
Classification of Saṃsāri Jīvas (transmigrating souls) in Jainism
Ardhanarishvara (left half Shiva, right half Parvati) at the Kadasiddheswara temple.
Jain Narayana temple at Pattadakal, Karnataka
Lord Neminatha, Akota Bronzes (7th century)
The Nataraja sukanasa on Jambulingeshwara temple spire.
A stanza from the 9th century Kannada classic Kavirajamarga, praising the people for their literary skills
Jain miniature painting of 24 tirthankaras, Jaipur, c. 1850
Chandrashekhara temple.
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Jain temple painting explaining Anekantavada with Blind men and an elephant
Incomplete Vishnu avatar Varaha relief on Sangameswara Shaiva temple wall.
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A Jain monk in meditation, wearing the characteristic white robe and face covering
Kashi Vishwanatha temple with Nandi facing the sanctum.
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Nishidhi stone, depicting the vow of sallekhana, 14th century, Karnataka
Lovers inside Mallikarjuna temple.
Interior and arcades
Praying at the feet of a statue of Bahubali
A relief at Virupaksha temple
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A Virupaksha frieze showing two Panchatantra fables.
Shikhara of Indra Sabha at Ellora.
Celebrating Das Lakshana (Paryushana), Jain Center of America, New York City
Papanatha temple
The birth of Mahavira, from the Kalpa Sūtra (c.1375–1400 CE)
Jain Narayana temple
Shikharji
Mahabharata frieze
Idol of Suparśvanātha
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Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka (India).

- Pattadakal

The early kings of this dynasty were influenced by Hinduism and the later kings by Jainism.

- Rashtrakuta dynasty

Other important contributions are the Kashivishvanatha temple and the Jain Narayana temple at Pattadakal in modern Karnataka, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

- Rashtrakuta dynasty

After the fall of the Chalukya Empire, the region was annexed by the Rashtrakuta kingdom, who would rule over the region into the 10th century.

- Pattadakal

The Jain complex, Khajuraho and Jain Narayana temple are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

- Jainism

In the second half of the first century CE, Hindu kings of the Rashtrakuta dynasty sponsored major Jain cave temples.

- Jainism
Temples of Pattadakal

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Extent of Badami Chalukya Empire, 636 CE, 740 CE.

Chalukya dynasty

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Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries.

Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries.

Extent of Badami Chalukya Empire, 636 CE, 740 CE.
Old Kannada inscription of Chalukya King Mangalesha dated 578 CE at Badami cave temple no.3
Old Kannada inscription on victory pillar, Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, 733–745 CE
Coinage of the Chalukyas of Badami. Uncertain ruler. Circa 597-757 CE. Boar and Temple type.
Bhutanatha temple complex, at Badami
Virupaksha temple in Dravidian style at Pattadakal, built 740 CE
Poetry on stone at the Meguti temple (Aihole inscription) dated 634 CE, in Sanskrit language and old Kannada script, with a Kannada language endorsement of about the same date at the bottom.
Vaishnava Cave temple No. 3 at Badami, 578 CE
Bahubali at Jain Cave temple No. 4 at Badami, 6th century
Vishnu image in Cave temple No. 3
Bhutanatha group of temples facing the Badami tank
The Parvati Temple, located about 140 km southeast to the Badami
Aihole – Durga Temple Front View
Aihole – Meguti Jain Temple
Mallikarjuna temple in dravidian style and Kashi Vishwanatha temple in nagara style at Pattadakal, built 740 CE
Dancing Shiva in cave no. 1 in Badami
Papanatha temple at Pattadakal – fusion of southern and northern Indian styles, 680 CE

In the western Deccan, the rise of the Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being revived by their descendants, the Western Chalukyas, in the late 10th century.

Kannada literature, which had enjoyed royal support in the 9th century Rashtrakuta court found eager patronage from the Western Chalukyas in the Jain and Veerashaiva traditions.

Among them, the Badami cave inscriptions of Mangalesha (578), Kappe Arabhatta record of c. 700, Peddavaduguru inscription of Pulakeshin II, the Kanchi Kailasanatha Temple inscription and Pattadakal Virupaksha Temple inscription of Vikramaditya II (all in Kannada language) provide more evidence of the Chalukya language.

Karnataka

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State in the southwestern region of India.

State in the southwestern region of India.

Mallikarjuna temple and Kashi Vishwanatha temple at Pattadakal, built successively by the kings of the Chalukya Empire and Rashtrakuta Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A yakshagana artist
Vishnu image inside the Badami Cave Temple Complex number 3. The complex is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture.
Gomateswara (982–983) at Shravanabelagola is an important centre of Jain pilgrimage.
Halmidi inscription (450 CE) is the earliest attested inscription in the Kannada language.
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Literacy rates of Karnataka districts
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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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Chennakesava Temple is a model example of the Hoysala architecture, later repaired in the 16th century with financial support and grants by the Vijayanagara Emperors.
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur has the second largest pre-modern dome in the world after the Byzantine Hagia Sophia.
Mysore Palace in the evening, the official residence and seat of the Wodeyar dynasty, the rulers of Mysore of the Mysore Kingdom, the royal family of Mysore.

These dynasties were followed by imperial Kannada empires such as the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta and the Western Chalukya Empire, which ruled over large parts of the Deccan and had their capitals in what is now Karnataka.

The Jain philosophy and literature have contributed immensely to the religious and cultural landscape of Karnataka.

The ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi and the monuments of Pattadakal are on the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.