Monday, March 14, 2011

Shiva Temple , Aihole

Shiva Temple
Shikara
Frontal View of Shikara
Entrance
Royal Seal
Royal Seal
Lintel
Pillars
Shiva Parvathi
Nandi
Ruins of the temples
The Shiva Linga
Gandharvas
Intricate Designs on the Ceiling
Window
Heavy Pillar Tops
Lord Ganesha
Door Frame
Carving
Kalyani

    We were unable to gather any information or details about this temple including its name. We named it the Shiva temple since the temple housed a Shiva Linga. The temple is situated right at the entrance of Aihole from Hungund side.

To read more about Aihole, click here...

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12 comments:

  1. ArtiMarch 14, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Wonderful post, beautiful pics... Loved the royal seal!
    There are so may temples which do not have a name as such but are very beautiful.

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  2. Sylvia KMarch 14, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Marvelous post as always! I, too, love the royal seal. I find it really interesting/sad that there are so many beautiful temples that don't have a name! Hope you have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  3. smMarch 15, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    beautiful pics
    royal seal

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  4. SridharanMarch 15, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Beautiful pictures TGS.. I love the setting of Kalyani!

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  5. magiceyeMarch 15, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    beautiful images

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  6. Anuradha ShankarMarch 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    wonderful! we didnt even go to this one! our driver insisted that there was nothing to see except in the main enclosure, and not being prepared, we didnt really want to argue!

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  7. RajeshMarch 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Beautiful ancient temple.

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  8. Siddhartha JoshiMarch 16, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Ah...a post with only pictures, unlike you man :)

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  9. Geeta SinghMarch 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    beautiful :)

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  10. ArpanaMarch 17, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    The stone carving and old look of figurines make them interesting.enjoyable!

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  11. DeguideMarch 18, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I hope you covered the galaganath temple complex, it takes nearly one full day to cover Aihole which is the school of indian architecture....good post

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  12. chitraMarch 18, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Beautiful pictures, the tank looks beautiful

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