Sangameshvara temple 725 CE Pattadakal

Galaganatha temple, 680 CE Pattadakal

The Badami Chalukya Architecture was a temple building idiom that evolved in the time period of 5th - 8th centuries CE. in the area of Malaprabha basin, in present day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state. This styile is sometimes called the Vesara style and Chalukya style. Their earliest temples date back to around 450 in Aihole when the Badami Chalukyas were feudatories of the Kadambas of Banavasi. According to historian K.V. Sounder Rajan, the Badami Chalukya contribution to temple building matched their valor and their achievements in battle. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Information. ... Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ... Pattadakal (Kannada- ಪಟ್ಟದಕಲ್) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that are the culmination of earliest experiments in vesara style of Hindu temple architecture. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events October 10 - Battle of Kerbela November 12 - The Sixth Ecumenical Council opens in Constantinople The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria Pippin of Herstal becomes Mayor of the Palace Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I succeeded by Yazid I ibn Muawiyah Erwig deposes Wamba to become king of the... Pattadakal (Kannada- ಪಟ್ಟದಕಲ್) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that are the culmination of earliest experiments in vesara style of Hindu temple architecture. ... The Chalukya dynasty (Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು) was a powerful Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th century C.E. They began to assert their independence at the decline of the Satavahana empire and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of... Malaprabha is a river flowing through the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Bāgalkot (ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ in Kannada) pronounced //, sometimes spelled as Bāgalkote is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... , Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Vesara is a type of Indian architecture primarily used in temples. ... Events August 25 - Marcian proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor by Aspar and Pulcheria. ... Kadambas was an ancient royal dynasty of Karnataka, who ruled from their capital of Banavasi from (345-525AD) later branched into Goa, Hanagal and Chandavar. ... Banavasi ಬನವಾಸಿ is an ancient temple town on the border of Uttara Kannada District and Shimoga district in the south Indian state of Karnataka. ... The Chalukya dynasty (Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು) was a powerful Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th century C.E. They began to assert their independence at the decline of the Satavahana empire and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of...

Their style includes two types of monuments.

• The rock cut halls (caves)
• Structural temples

Cave temple features Their rock cut halls have three basic features.

• Pillared Veranda
• Coloumned Hall
• A sanctum cut out deep into rock

• Early experiments in rock cut halls were attempted in Aihole where they built three cave temples, one each in Vedic, Buddhist and Jaina styles. Later they refined their style and cut out four marvellous cave temples at Badami.
  
• One note worthy feature of these cave temples is the running frieze of Ganas in various amusing postures caved in relief on each plinth.
  
• The outside Veranda of the cave temples are rather plain, but the inner hall contains rich and prolific sculptural symbolism. Art critic Dr. M. Sheshadri wrote of the Chalukya art that they cut rock like Titans but finished like jewellers. Critic Zimmer wrote that the Chalukya cave temples are a fine balance of versatility and restrain.

In Pattadakal are their finest structural temples. Of the ten temples in Pattadakal, six are in dravidian style and four in Rekhanagara style. The Virupaksha temple in many way holds resemblance to the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram which came into existence a few years earlier. Aihole (Kannada ಐಹೊಳೆ)is in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. ... Badami Cave Temple No 3. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek: Titan; plural: Titanes) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. ... Pattadakal (Kannada- ಪಟ್ಟದಕಲ್) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that are the culmination of earliest experiments in vesara style of Hindu temple architecture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• This is a fully inclusive temple, it has a central structure, nandi pavilion in front and has a walled enclosure that is entered by a gateway.
  
• The main sanctum has a Pradakshinapatha and mantapa. The mantapa is pillared and has perforated windows (pierced window screens).
• The external wall surface is divided by pilasters into well spaced ornamental niches filled with either sculptures or perforated windows. Art critic Percy brown says about the sculputres that they flow into the architecture in a continuous stream. It is said that the Virupaskha temple is one of those monuments where the spirit of the men who built it, still lives.

Many centuries later, the serene art of the Badami Chalukya reappeared in the pillared architecture of the Vijayanagar Empire. Their caves include finely engraved sculptures of Harihara, Trivikrama, Mahisa Mardhini, Tandavamurthi, Paravasudeva, Nataraja, Varaha, Gomateshvara and others. Plenty of animal and foliage motifs are also included. Sanctum is a two-player computer collectible card game, played exclusively online against human opponents. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...

Some important sculptors of their time were Gundan Anivaritachari, Revadi Ovajja and Narasobba. Sri Gundan Anivaritachari was the chief architect of the Virupaksha temple, the most famous and center piece at world heritage temple complex at Pattadakal. ...

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Sanctum inside Cave No.1, Badami Cave Temples Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Badami Cave One dedicated to Shiva The Badami Cave Temples, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, are at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. ...

Important Badami Chalukya temples

Pattadakal

• Virupaksha temple
• Sangameshvara temple
• Kashivisvanatha temple (Rashtrakuta)
• Mallikarjuna temple
• Galganatha temple
• Kadasiddeshvara temple
• Jambulinga temple
• Jain Narayana temple (Rashtrakuta)
• Papanatha temple
• Museum of the Plains and Sculpture gallery
• Naganatha temple
• Chandrashekara
• Mahakuteshwara temple

Aihole

• Lad Khan temple
• Huchiappayyagudi temple
• Huchiappayya math
• Durga temple
• Meguti Jain temple
• Ravanaphadi temple
• Gowda temple
• Museum & Art Gallery
• Suryanarayana temple

Badami

• Cave 1 (Shiva)
• Cave 2 (Vishnu)
• Cave 3 (Vishnu)
• Cave 4 (Buddha)
• Bhutanatha group temples (Badami and Kalyani Chalukya)
• Mallikarjuna group temples (Kalyani Chalukya)
• Yellamma group temples (Kalyani Chalukya)

Gerusoppa

• Vardhamanaswamy temple

References

• Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).
• History Of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.com

External

• Official site of Bagalkot District
• Karnataka Tourism Guide
• Karnataka Hotels
• Tourism of India
• Temples of Karnataka, Dr. Jyotsna Kamat