chalukyan architecture

1. CHALUKYA ARCHITECTURE
Ladkha and durga temples

2.
CHALUKYA ARCHITECTURE
Golden age of Karnataka history
Fond of Temple architecture
6th to 8th century
Inspired from VESARA architecture
Rockcut hall and structural temples

3. ORIENTATION
Chalukya

4. AIHOLE
Small villages on bank of Malaprabha river
Cradle of ancient hindu temples
70 temples all around
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5. LADKHAN TEMPLE

6. INTO THE LADKHAN
Dedicated to Lord Shiva
Named after Ladkhan
Oldest temple in Aihole
12 carved pillar
Carved images on the walls in the facad
Walls – floral pattern window – lattice work(northern style)
South of durga temple

7. RECTANGLESQUARE
PLAN

8. DURGA TEMPLE

9. INTO THE DURGA
Medievel era temple
Nagara style
Durga sculpture
Unsual apsidal form – Pan Indian tradition
Shape – Gajayaprastha – (back of an Elephant )
Oblong shape
Square pillars

10. PLAN
Openings b/w pillars
2 stairs
Square pillars

11. AFSAL
NIHAL