#Varaha temple, off Chakrathirtha, #HAMPI. #Vijayanagar times, 15th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.
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#Vanara army in action, #Sethubandhana (construction of a bridge across the sea towards Lanka ). #AMRUTHAPURA, #Chikkamagaluru district. #Hoysala, 13th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.
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The beauty of the architecture in any Hoysala era temple never ceases to fascinate anyone who vsists these temples The intricacies of the design & detailing, are infinitely awe inspiring, strongly riveting, instantly jaw dropping and numbing to the core. No matter how big or small the subject may be the attention to details, precision, proprotion and material selection have never been compromised. Thus, a series of temples have been created that have withotood the vagaries of time and weather over centuries. Marvelling us even today.
Photographed at the Chennkeshava temple, Somnathpura, neat Mysuru, Karnataka State.
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Photographed at the Chennkeshava temple, Somnathpura, neat Mysuru, Karnataka State.
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Bhuleshwar Temple - Yawat
The temple contains five Shivlingas in its sanctum. Owing to their being hidden in a trench, these Shiva Lingams can be seen in light. Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahadev are also housed in this temple. The temple also has an idol of Ganesh in female attire and is popularly called as Ganeshwari or Lambodari or Ganeshyani.
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The temple contains five Shivlingas in its sanctum. Owing to their being hidden in a trench, these Shiva Lingams can be seen in light. Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahadev are also housed in this temple. The temple also has an idol of Ganesh in female attire and is popularly called as Ganeshwari or Lambodari or Ganeshyani.
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📍ArliBassapa Temple, Aihole
The stepwell in the picture is situated inside the temple premise of Arlibassapa temple, which was constructed by Chalukyans in 9th century. Speciality of this stepwell is the Torana on the entrance. If you notice carefully you can see Bramha, Vishnu and Maheswar carvings in the middle and 2 lions carved one on each side. You can find This type of toranas in stepwells of Lakkundi too. In later period this torana became a decorative aspect of Chalukyan Temples.
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The stepwell in the picture is situated inside the temple premise of Arlibassapa temple, which was constructed by Chalukyans in 9th century. Speciality of this stepwell is the Torana on the entrance. If you notice carefully you can see Bramha, Vishnu and Maheswar carvings in the middle and 2 lions carved one on each side. You can find This type of toranas in stepwells of Lakkundi too. In later period this torana became a decorative aspect of Chalukyan Temples.
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Behind the temple on the hill, at least 300 ft above, are carved 63 Nayanmars with Shiva & Parvathi in the centre sitting on the Nandhi!
If you see it carefully you will be amazed as to how did they reach there & carve these sculptures!
Aamazing! Zoom in!
Shikanathar temple, Kudumiyanmalai, Tamilnadu
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If you see it carefully you will be amazed as to how did they reach there & carve these sculptures!
Aamazing! Zoom in!
Shikanathar temple, Kudumiyanmalai, Tamilnadu
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Who taught whom civilization?
This was the elaborate footwear Indian men were wearing SIX HUNDRED YEARS back!
If men's footwear was so elaborate, imagine what would have been of women's!
Zoom in & see the 1st picture & then see the 2nd one!
Kudumiyanmalai Temple, Tamilnadu
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This was the elaborate footwear Indian men were wearing SIX HUNDRED YEARS back!
If men's footwear was so elaborate, imagine what would have been of women's!
Zoom in & see the 1st picture & then see the 2nd one!
Kudumiyanmalai Temple, Tamilnadu
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At the entrance, #Aghoreshwara temple, #IKKERI, #SHIVAMOGGA District. #Nayaka period. 16th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.
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The Chennakeshava Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital.
The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is 35 km from Hassan city and about 200 km from Bengaluru.
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The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is 35 km from Hassan city and about 200 km from Bengaluru.
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