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Pattadakal
AiholeBadami
8th Century Jambuling Temple
Pattadakal, “The Red Town” was a progressive city in the Chalukyan period.
Kashi Vishveshwara Temple8th Century
A mother interviews a college student while her daughter documents it.
There are four large and six small temples in this complex
Holy Cow of the male kind
One more
Judwa Sisters: separated at Kumbh mela, united at Pattadakkal
AiholeA sprawling temple complex of 125 temples now in ruins.
Excavation and restoration are ongoing processes
Temples here were built over a period of five centuries from the 7th to 12th centurybeginning with Rashtrakutas followed by Kalyan and then Badami Chalukyas.
Mortar-less assembly was the specialty of Aihole architecture
Badami
Chalukya king Pulakeshi shifted his capital from Aihole to Badami in 540 A.D.
Badami is famous for its four cave temples
Dressing styles of couples6th Century 21st Century
Lakeside Temple Complex: A Panorama
A closer Look at the Lakeside Temples
Bhootnath (Lord Shiva) Temple
Another Bhootnath Temple
Badami caves in the background
Dashavatars Carved on rocks
Lord Vishnu Resting; we shall rest too