Pattadakal Group of Monuments – Temple Complex
There are ten major temples at Pattadakal, nine Hindu
and one Jain, along with numerous small shrines and plinths.
Eight of the major temples are clustered together, a ninth one about half a
kilometer south of this cluster, and the tenth, a Jain temple, located about a
kilometer to the west of the main cluster. The Hindu temples are all connected
by a walkway, while the Jain temple has road access.
The Pattadakal monuments reflect a fusion of two major
Indian architectural styles, one from north India (Rekha-Nagara-Prasada) and
the other from south India (Dravida-Vimana). Four temples were built in the
Chalukya Dravida style, four
in the Nagara style
of Northern India, while the Papanatha temple
is a fusion of the two. The nine Hindu temples are all dedicated to Shiva, faces
east and are on the banks of Malaprabha river.
The oldest of these temples is Sangameshwara, which was
built during the reign of Vijayaditya Satyashraya, between 697 and 733 CE. The
largest of these temples in Pattadakal is the Virupaksha Temple, which was
built between 740 and 745 CE. The last temple built in the Group of Monuments
is the Jain temple, known locally as the Jain Narayana temple, which was likely
built in the 9th century during the reign of Krishna II of Rashtrakutas.
Its style is patterned on the lines of the Kailasanatha temple at
Kanchipuram.
The basic plan of the temples runs thus: the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum)
opens to an antarala (vestibule)
and houses the Lingam (anionic
form of Lord Shiva) 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. However, depiction of religious
motifs through free-standing sculptures and reliefs is not limited to Shaivism
but recruits images generously from the Hindu pantheon.
Following
are the Temples & Monuments present in the Complex:
Chandrasekhara
Temple:
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Galaganatha
Temple:
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Jambulingeshwara
Temple:
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Kadasiddheswara
Temple:
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Kashi
Vishwanatha Temple:
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Mallikarjuna
Temple:
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Papanatha
Temple:
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Sangameshwara
Temple:
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Virupaksha
Temple:
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Monolithic
Stone Pillar:
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Jain
Narayana Temple:
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