Pattadakal, Badami, Karnataka India
(Pattadakal is also known as Pattadakallu)
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Pattadakal (Pattadakallu) is located near Badami. Pattadakal is located on the banks of the river Malaprabha. Pattadakal is renowned for the group of the 8th century monuments. The uniqueness of monuments at Pattadakal gains from the presence of both the Dravidian and the Nagara styles of temple architecture.
With the tour of Aihole complete, we drove off with Mr. Basavaraj to the World Heritage site of Pattadakal, which is about 15kms SW from Aihole. Here, all the monuments are enclosed in one large, landscaped area, which made it quite convenient. Mr. Basavaraj explained to us that here the Chalukyan art had reached its zenith and it showed in the exquisite workmanship of the temples. To explain it better, he compared the Aihole monuments to that belonging to a School of Art, the ones at Badami to a High School, the ones here at Pattadakal to a College and the ones in Belur and Halebid (Hoysala temples) to a University.
The group of 8 temples in Pattadakal is situated along the banks of the Malaprabha River. In fact, a gateway near the main temple, Virupaksha, allowed the Chalukyan Kings to take a dip in the river before proceeding aihole pattadakal badami to the temple complex for ceremonies such as coronations. Built in 745 AD, this temple was built by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband, Vikramaditya’s win over the Pallavas. In front of the temple is a pillared pavilion inside which is a large seated image of Nandi Bull. The temple has the best carvings ever, depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Close to it is the Mallikarjuna Temple, which was built by Vikramaditya’s second queen, Trilokyamahadevi. It is quite similar to the Virupaksha temple except that it’s smaller and its carvings depict scenes from Bhagwata (Krishna’s tales) and Panchatantra (Indian animal fables).
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