A report on Pattadakal
Complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka .
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Rashtrakuta dynasty
6 linksRashtrakuta (IAST: ) (r.
Rashtrakuta (IAST: ) (r.
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.
Aihole
4 linksHistoric site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE.
Historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE.
Aihole is 35 km from Badami and about 9.7 km from Pattadakal, both of which are major centres of historically important Chalukya monuments.
Chalukya dynasty
5 linksClassical 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.
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.
Dravidian architecture
5 linksArchitectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from South India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.
Architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from South India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.
The finest examples of their art are seen in Pattadakal, Aihole and Badami in northern Karnataka.
Jainism
4 linksAncient Indian religion.
Ancient Indian religion.
The Jain complex, Khajuraho and Jain Narayana temple are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Karnataka
5 linksState in the southwestern region of India.
State in the southwestern region of India.
The ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi and the monuments of Pattadakal are on the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Badami Chalukya architecture
3 linksTemple building idiom that evolved in the 5th – 8th centuries AD in the Malaprabha river basin, in present-day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state of India, under the Chalukya dynasty.
Temple building idiom that evolved in the 5th – 8th centuries AD in the Malaprabha river basin, in present-day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state of India, under the Chalukya dynasty.
About 450 CE, the Early Chalukya style originated in Aihole and was perfected in Badaami, Karnataka and Pattadakal, Karnataka.
Badami cave temples
4 linksThe Badami cave temples are a complex of Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India.
The Badami cave temples are a complex of Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India.
The cave temples are 14 mi from the UNESCO world heritage site Pattadakal and 22 mi from Aihole – another site with over a hundred ancient and early medieval era Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments.
Malaprabha River
3 linksTributary of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India.
Tributary of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India.
Also the temples of Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami are on the banks of the Malaprabha.
Hindu temple architecture
1 linksInner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.
Inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.
Other examples are found in Aihole and Pattadakal.