early temples in badami
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The Badami Chalukyaarchitecture was a temple, building idiom that
evolved in the time period of 5th8th centuries. in the areaof Malaprabhabasin, in present day Bagalkot district(North Karnataka)
of Karnatakastate. This style is sometimes called the Vesarastyle
and Chalukya style. Their earliest temples date back to around 450 in
Aihole when the Badami Chalukyas were feudatories of the Kadamba of
Banavasi. The Badami Chalukyascontribution to temple building matched
their valor and their achievements in battle.
Badami Chalukya architecture
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Badami cave temples
Cave temple at Badami Karnataka
Badami cave templeshave rock cut halls with three basic features: pillared
veranda, columned hall and a sanctum cut out deep into rock.
Early experiments in rock cut halls were attempted in Aiholewhere they built
three cave temples, one each in Vedic, Buddhist and Jaina styles. Later they
refined their style and cut out four marvellous cave temples at Badami.
One noteworthy feature of these cave temples is the running frieze
of Ganasin various amusing postures caved in relief on each plinth.
The outside verandas of the cave temples are rather plain, but the inner hall
contains rich and prolific sculptural symbolism. Art critic Dr. M. Sheshadriwrote of the Chalukya art that they cut rock like Titansbut finished like
jewellers.
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The finest structural temples are located in Pattadakal. Of the ten temples in
Pattadakal, six are in Dravidianstyle and four in Rekhanagarastyle. The
Virupaksha temple in many ways holds resemblance to the Kailasanatha
temple in Kanchipuram which came into existence a few years earlier.
This is a fully inclusive temple, it has a central structure, nandipavilion in
front and has a walled enclosure that is entered by a gateway. The main
sanctum has a Pradakshinapathaand mantapa. Themantapais pillared and
has perforated windows (pierced window screens). The external wall surface
is divided by pilasters into well-spaced ornamental niches filled with eithersculptures or perforated windows. Art critic Percy Brownsays about the
sculptures that they flow into the architecture in a continuous stream. It is
said that the Virupaskha temple is one of those monuments where the spirit
of the men who built it, still lives.
Many centuries later, the serene art of the Badami Chalukya reappeared inthe pillared architecture of the Vijayanagar Empire. Their caves include finely
engraved sculptures of Harihara, Trivikrama, Mahisa
Mardhini, Tandavamurthi, Paravasudeva, Nataraja, Varaha, Gomateshvara
and others. Plenty of animal and foliage motifs are also included
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Cave temple 1 may be the oldest in Badami. It is made of red sandstone
and has a hall with numerous pillars and a square shaped sanctum
hollowed in the control back wall. There are paintings of amorous
couples on the ceiling. Other features include Shivaand his consort
Parvati with a coiled serpent and the 18 armed lord Nataraja in 81dancing poses
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Badami Cave-I the first shrine has at its entrance Shivas door keepers; to the
right inside is the figure of Shiva of about five feet height and in the tandava
dancing pose with 18 arms. Beside him are Nandi, dancing Ganapati, etc.
There is a neatly carved perfect figure of Mahishasuramardini and several
other rockcut dwarf images of kubja ganas, Nagaraja or snake king,Vidhyadhara couple, etc., are on the ceiling.
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Cave temple 2 is dedicated to Vishnu(asTrivikrama) with one foot
mastering the Earth and the other the sky. Vishnu is also portrayed
as Varahaand Krishna.
Badami-Cave-2 the second cave and on its front are the guards or
dvarapalakas holding lotus in their hands. East and West walls of the cave
have large images of Bhuvaraha and Trivikrama. On the ceiling are engraved
Ananthashayana, Bramha, Vishnu, Shiva and Asthadikpalakas
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Cave temple 3 dates back to 578 AD. The faade of the cave is nearly 70
feet wide, with carvings of ganason the plinth. It contains examples
of Deccanart, illustrating the culture and clothing of the 6th century. There
are high relief carvings of Vishnu with a serpent, Vishnu as Narasimha,
Varaha, Hariharaand Trivikrama.
Badami-Cave-3 the third cave is dedicated to Vishnu, and is the best and the
biggest, and it has splendid giant figures of Paravasudeva, Bhuvaraha,
Harihara and Narasimha. All these statues are engraved in a vigorous style.
An inscription found here records the creation of the shrine by Mangalesha
in 578. There are some paintings on the ceiling and the style indicates
maturity but has lost its original dazzling colour. The bracket figures on the
piers here are some of the finest.
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Cave temple 4 relates to 6th century Jainism. There is a carving of
the Tirthankara Parshavnatha (with a serpent at his feet). Mahavirais
depicted in a sitting posture.
Badami-Cave-4, the fourth cave is Jaina which lies a little east of cave III. Thesanctum is adorned by the image of Mahavira. The pedestal contains an old
Kannada inscription of the 12th century A.D. which registers the death of one
Jakkave. Scores of Jaina Thirthankara images have been engraved in the
inner pillars and walls. In addition to it, there are some idols of Bahubali,
Yakshas and Yakshis. Some scholars assign the cave to the 8th century
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