File:Malegitti Shivalaya temple ruins, Badami Karnataka.jpg

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Photograph taken by Henry Cousens in the 19th-century

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English: This temple is found in the nortern fort.
  • The curator notes state, "The Malegitti Shivalaya Temple, built around 600 CE by the Chalukya dynasty, stands on a massive red sandstone boulder, towards the north of Badami. The temple is formed of a sanctuary, a square columned hall and an entrance porch . The base is richly carved with friezes of mythical animals in a southern or Dravidian style. The outer pilastered walls of the hall have sculpture panels in the projections depicting images of Shiva and Vishnu that, unusually, have moustaches. Pierced stone windows in the recesses of the walls are surmounted by foliated makaras, aquatic monsters. The multi-storey roof over the sanctuary has an octagonal dome and is decorated by miniature edifices and kudu or arch motifs. The sanctuary itself is home to a large linga."
  • The original 2-D print is now in public domain. Wikimedia's PD-Art guidelines apply. Any rights I have as a photographer, I herewith donate to the public domain through wikimedia commons.
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