Western Chalukya architecture
Western Chalukya architecture is a distinctive style of ornamented architecture. It was developed in the Tungabhadra region of modern central Karnataka, India, during the 11th and 12th centuries. The influence of this style extended beyond the Kalyani region in the northeast to theBellary region and to the Mysore region.
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Western Chalukya architecture is a distinctive style of ornamented architecture. It was developed in the Tungabhadra region of modern central Karnataka, India, during the 11th and 12th centuries. The surviving monuments are temples built in the Shaiva, Vaishnava, and Jain religious traditions. Most notable of the many buildings dating from this period are the Mahadeva Temple at Itagi in the Koppal district, the Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi in the Gadag district, and the Mallikarjuna Temple at Kuruvatti in the Bellary district. The influence of this style extended beyond the Kalyani region in the northeast to theBellary region and to the Mysore region. In the Bijapur–Belgaum region to the north, the style was mixed with that of the Hemadpanti temples. None of the military, civil, or courtly architecture has survived; being built of mud, brick and wood, such structures may not have withstood repeated invasions. A few provisional workshops were built in Sirankakuta and the Gulbarga region. The structures bear similarities to the Rashtrakuta temples in Kuknur district and Mudholal district. From the mid-11th century to mid-12th century, the artisans from the LakKundi school moved south. The temples can be seen in some of the same school of temples of the Davangere district of Karnataka. The latter and mature phase reached its peak in the late 12th century at the seat of the imperial court at Lakundi, a principal seat of imperial power in the Karnata dynasty.
The style is now considered to be one of the most important architectural traditions in the state of Maharashtra, in southern India. It is also known as the Later ChalUkya style of architecture, which developed during the 13th and 14th century and is still in use today in some parts of the state. It has a distinctive nagara articulation that can still be found throughout modern Karnataka and can be found in the area around the town of Kalyana. The Western ChaluKYa temples were smaller than those of the early Chalu Kyas, a fact discernible in the reduced height of the superstructures which tower over the shrines. The presence of the Western Ghats probably prevented the style from spreading westwards. In these districts, about fifty monuments have survived as evidence of the widespread temple building of theWestern Chaluskyan workshops. The art evolved in two phases, the first lasting approximately a quarter of a century and the second from the beginning of 11th century until the end of 1186 CE. During the first phase, temples were built in the Aihole-Banashari-Mahal region and Ron Ron in the gadag district and Sirkarga district and the Gokak in Belgaum district.
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