Kadasiddheswara Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka
Kadasiddheswara Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Lord Shiva located in Pattadakal in Bagalkot District of Karnataka, India. This
temple is part of Pattadakal Group of Monuments, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Temple complex is
located on the west bank of the Malaprabha
River. The Temple is dated to mid-7th Century. Kadasiddheswara
is the first temple in the Pattadakal site. The monument is a protected
site under Indian law and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
History
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The Temple
This is a small Temple and faces east. It is built
around a square garbha griha (sacrum sanctum). It houses a Linga
on a pitha (platform), and the Nandi bull faces it from outside; there is
a mandapa around the sanctum. Another mandapa provides a circumambulation path
in an expanded axial layout. Much of the temple has been eroded or was damaged
in the following centuries.
The Shikhara (spire) is a northern Nagara
style (Rekhanagara) with a sukanasa projection on the east.
The sukanasa has a damaged Nataraja
accompanied by Parvati. The outer walls of the Kadasiddheswara sanctum feature
images of Ardhanarishvara (half Shiva, half
Parvati) on its north, Harihara (half Shiva, half Vishnu) to its
west and Lakulisha to the south.
Mounted on a lintel at the sanctum entrance is Shiva and
Parvati flanked by Brahma and Vishnu on either side. The steps at the sanctum
entrance are flanked by the river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna, with attendants. The
Temple is very similar to the Hucchimalli Gudi shrine located in Aihole. Its
ground plan and period of construction are both comparable to the Jambulingeshwara
temple.
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