#DoddabasappaTemple (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಬಸಪ್ಪ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) is a 12th-century #WesternChalukyan architectural innovation in #Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Gadag city and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Ittagi in Koppal district.The sanctum contains a #Shiva linga, the symbol of the presiding deity, God Shiva. The temple interior is a standard construction and consists of a sanctum (cella), a vestibule (antarala) and a main mantapa (also called navaranga or hall). The vestibule connects the sanctum to the mantapa. The Western Chalukya monuments, regional variants of existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida architectural tradition.
The temple is based on a very original 24-pointed uninterrupted stellate (star-shaped) plan and uses soapstone as its basic building material. Contemporary stellate plans of the Bhumija shrines in central India where the inspiration for this temple came from, were all 32-pointed interrupted types. No temples of the 6-, 12-,
The temple is based on a very original 24-pointed uninterrupted stellate (star-shaped) plan and uses soapstone as its basic building material. Contemporary stellate plans of the Bhumija shrines in central India where the inspiration for this temple came from, were all 32-pointed interrupted types. No temples of the 6-, 12-,
Badavilinga, Hampi. 🙏🙏
The Badavilinga Temple has the largest monolithic Shiva Linga in Hampi.
The Shiva Linga has a three eye mark drawn on it in line carving, depicts the three eyes of Bhagwan Shiva.
At a height of 10 feet the beautiful Linga is made of black stone. It is believed that the Temple has been in existence since the period of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The name Badavilinga is a combination of two words – Badva and Linga. In the local language Badva means poor and Linga represents Shiva. Legend has it that the Shiva Linga placed inside the Temple was commissioned by a poverty-stricken peasant woman.
📷 @pandurangasharmab1902 Sir.
#shiva #mahadev #hampi #karnataka
The Badavilinga Temple has the largest monolithic Shiva Linga in Hampi.
The Shiva Linga has a three eye mark drawn on it in line carving, depicts the three eyes of Bhagwan Shiva.
At a height of 10 feet the beautiful Linga is made of black stone. It is believed that the Temple has been in existence since the period of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The name Badavilinga is a combination of two words – Badva and Linga. In the local language Badva means poor and Linga represents Shiva. Legend has it that the Shiva Linga placed inside the Temple was commissioned by a poverty-stricken peasant woman.
📷 @pandurangasharmab1902 Sir.
#shiva #mahadev #hampi #karnataka
This #Shiva temple is located in #Kampala, #Uganda (#Africa). This Shiva temple has the rarest specialty in itself. In terms of vastness, this Shiva temple is the second largest Shiva temple outside Aryavarta after #Jyotirlinga Shri #Somnath Temple.
The construction of this Shiva temple has been completed with the courtesy of Gujarati community settled in Uganda.
The construction of this Shiva temple has been completed with the courtesy of Gujarati community settled in Uganda.