🌺Pattadakal group of temples.🌺
The history of Pattadakal goes back to a time when it was called Kisuvolal, valley of red soil. Presently Pattadakal is located in the district of Bagalkot, state of Karnataka, India.
The history of Pattadakal goes back to a time when it was called Kisuvolal, valley of red soil. Presently Pattadakal is located in the district of Bagalkot, state of Karnataka, India.
The Chalukyas of Badami (ancient Vatapi) or Early Chalukyas (543-753 CE) built a large complex of temples for royal commemoration and coronation in Pattadakal. It was accorded World Heritage Status by UNESCO in 1987.
In the basic plan of temple the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) opens to an antarala (vestibule) and houses the murti (enshrined image) on a pitha (pedestal). An expansive pillared mandapa (hall) adjoins the antarala.
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 coconut) at its finial. The vimana then comprises both the garbha griha and shikhara.
Temples built here are all dedicated to Shiva and face east. However, depiction of religious motifs through free-standing sculptures and reliefs is not limited to Shaivism but recruits images generously from the Hindu pantheon.
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