Chalukya architecture

A hot October morning in Mehsana took me to Modhera, to a beautiful Sun Temple dating back to the 11th CE. The ruins of this temple left me both awestruck and sad!

Badami Cave Temples are rock cut temples in Badami, Karnataka. Read travel tips & info about this UNESCO World Heritage site before you visit.

Which are the best historical places to travel to in India? Undoubtedly, the Pattadakal temples in Karnataka, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Beautiful and sublime, these temples represent the height of Chalukya art and architecture. Click to see for yourself and get enthralled. #CultureTravelWithSoumya #Pattadakal #Karnataka #IndiaTravel

Pattadakallu : The Abode of Chalukya Art 🍁 Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

Chalukya dynasty, a classical Indian ruling family that held sway over extensive regions of southern and central India from the 6th to the 12th centuries.

The Badami cave temples are a complex of Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in the northern part of Karnataka, India. The caves are important examples of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, and the earliest date from the 6th century. Badami was previously known as Vataapi Badami, the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, which ruled much of Karnataka from the 6th to the 8th century.

Galganath Temple, Pattadakkal, Karnataka, circa 7th -8th century CE, Chalukya Period. This temple exhibits the north Indian rekhanagara prasad type of architecture.

Maratha Architecture 👑 Simplistic, well maintained Wada of a Kshatriya Areyavaru Maratha Salunkhe / Chalukya family in Hukkeri, Karnataka. Compact and beautiful. It captures all the feels of original era.

Hoysala crest on sukanasi in Kedareshvara temple at Balligavi. The Hoysala empire was a prominent Kannadiga empire that ruled most of the what is now Karnataka, India between the 10th and the 14th centuries.