Chennakeshava Temple, Belur ❤️ .
The Chennakesava temple is a fine example of fine quality work of art in stone. There are more than 80 Madanika sculptures in the temple, dancing, hunting, standing under canopies of trees and so on. The 4 Madanika figures (striking elegant dancing poses) on the wonderfully engraved columns of Navaranga are unique creations of Hoysala workmanship. The Garbhagriha is stellar in shape and its zigzag walls make the figures of 24 forms of Vishnu look different at different times of the day due to light. The temple was built by master craftsmen – Dasoja and Chavana, a father and son duo, hailing from Balliganve, a centre of Kalyana Chalukya art in Shimoga district. It is said that Shantaladevi, the accomplished queen of King Vishnuvardhana is the model for one of the sculptures in the vavaranga- Darpana Sundari.
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The Chennakesava temple is a fine example of fine quality work of art in stone. There are more than 80 Madanika sculptures in the temple, dancing, hunting, standing under canopies of trees and so on. The 4 Madanika figures (striking elegant dancing poses) on the wonderfully engraved columns of Navaranga are unique creations of Hoysala workmanship. The Garbhagriha is stellar in shape and its zigzag walls make the figures of 24 forms of Vishnu look different at different times of the day due to light. The temple was built by master craftsmen – Dasoja and Chavana, a father and son duo, hailing from Balliganve, a centre of Kalyana Chalukya art in Shimoga district. It is said that Shantaladevi, the accomplished queen of King Vishnuvardhana is the model for one of the sculptures in the vavaranga- Darpana Sundari.
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This marvel deserves another look, Bhuvaneshwari inside a small structure of Jain Basadi, #UDRI village, near #Soraba , #Shivamogga District. 12th CE. Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.
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#Nandi, Shiva temple, #MADHUGIRI, #Tumkur district. Vijayanagar period? Photo credits #Thiru Srinivasachar Gopal.
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🕉 न तातो न माता न बन्धुर्न दाता
न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता ।
न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥१॥Not Parents,Friend,Children,Spouse,Knowledge or Work,You Alone are my Refuge,
Oh Ma Bhavani!
SriKanteswara Temple, Nanjangudu, #Karnataka 🚩
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न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता ।
न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥१॥Not Parents,Friend,Children,Spouse,Knowledge or Work,You Alone are my Refuge,
Oh Ma Bhavani!
SriKanteswara Temple, Nanjangudu, #Karnataka 🚩
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A rare and beautifully carved early Vijayanagara period Lakshminarayana vigraha found near Shettihalli in Tumkur district, Karantaka while digging the ground for underground drainage work. The Invaders have damaged the Vigraha at the time of invasion. Notice the Dashavataras carved on the Prabhavali. The locals have kept the Vigraha in front of a renovating ancient temple.
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Sri Govindeshwara and Nageshwara temples, Koravangala.
Visited Sri Bucheshwara temple in Korvangala last weekend. The experience was so good; perfect weather, no crowd. We had the temple to ourselves. The happiness didn't last long as our eyes sighted this abandoned temple right opposite this majestic temple. It was so disheartening to see the plight of the temple. According to the inscriptions, those temples are Govindeshwara and Nageshwara temples built by Govinda and Naka, the elder brothers of Buchiraja.
The temples are being used by people for the wrongful deeds. We could find liquor bottles, playing cards, used water bottles, smoked cigarettes and even condoms. As ardent fans and admirers of Hoysala architecture, it was heart-wrenching to see the works of great artists abused and not respected.
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Visited Sri Bucheshwara temple in Korvangala last weekend. The experience was so good; perfect weather, no crowd. We had the temple to ourselves. The happiness didn't last long as our eyes sighted this abandoned temple right opposite this majestic temple. It was so disheartening to see the plight of the temple. According to the inscriptions, those temples are Govindeshwara and Nageshwara temples built by Govinda and Naka, the elder brothers of Buchiraja.
The temples are being used by people for the wrongful deeds. We could find liquor bottles, playing cards, used water bottles, smoked cigarettes and even condoms. As ardent fans and admirers of Hoysala architecture, it was heart-wrenching to see the works of great artists abused and not respected.
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Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is a Siva shrine situated on the southern bank of the Penna river in Tadipatri, Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
It was built between 1490 and 1509 by Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I, a Pemmasani Nayaka chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota region during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The presiding deity is a linga, considered to be ‘swayambhu’
(naturally occurring or self originated). The temple has seven small independent pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine and when struck they produce 'saptaswara' (the seven musical notes). The gopurams of the temple are unfinished and were described by architectural historian James Anderson as ‘wonders’.
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It was built between 1490 and 1509 by Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I, a Pemmasani Nayaka chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota region during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The presiding deity is a linga, considered to be ‘swayambhu’
(naturally occurring or self originated). The temple has seven small independent pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine and when struck they produce 'saptaswara' (the seven musical notes). The gopurams of the temple are unfinished and were described by architectural historian James Anderson as ‘wonders’.
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The Martand Sun Temple Also known as Pandou Laidan is a Hindu temple dedicated to Surya (the chief solar deity in Hinduism) and built during the 8th century CE. Martand is another Sanskrit synonym for Surya. It is now in ruins, as it was destroyed by the orders of Kashmiri ruler Sikandar Shah Miri. The temple is located five miles from Anantnag in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Martand Sun Temple was built by the third ruler of the Karkota Dynasty, Lalitaditya Muktapida, in the 8th century CE. It is said to have been built during 725-756 CE. The foundation of the temple is said to have been around since 370-500 CE, with some attributing the construction of the temple to have begun with Ranaditya.
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The Martand Sun Temple was built by the third ruler of the Karkota Dynasty, Lalitaditya Muktapida, in the 8th century CE. It is said to have been built during 725-756 CE. The foundation of the temple is said to have been around since 370-500 CE, with some attributing the construction of the temple to have begun with Ranaditya.
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