One masterpiece from the group stands out – the Temple of Virupaksha, built c. 740 by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory over the kings from the South. Description is available ...

Most of the festivals in the town of Pattadakal are associated with its temples. The Virupaksha temple car festival, the Mallikarjun temple festival and the Chalukya Utsav (a three-day dance ...

Built by Chalukya king Vijayaditya Satyashraya, the temple is the oldest in Pattadakal. On the outer wall of the temple, visitors can spot sculptures of Ugranarasimha, Nataraja. The design of the ...

Pattadakkal in Karnataka was built by the Chalukyas. Tamil Nadu’s Brihadeeswara was built by the Chola kings. It revealed their military might. Now comes the geography. Is the temple located on ...

My book, Decoding A Hindu Temple: Royalty and Religion in the Iconographic Program of the Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, was published in 2014 by the South Asian Studies Association. I have also ...

South India is home to a collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, each offering a unique insight into the rich cultural and ...

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In this period, however, we should always remember that there is only one Temple and that's the one Temple in Jerusalem. The building itself was very small. The actual building of the Temple could ...

What makes Pattadakal one of the most beautiful temples in India ... Some, like Galaganatha temple, are small and in ruins while others, like Virupaksha temple, are well preserved and much larger.

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