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Aihole (Ayyavole) was an ancient walled city in Karnataka, central India. Aihole was the first regional capital of the Karnakata region under the rule of the Chalukyas. The large number of early Hindu temples and shrines at the site mostly...

A tour of Aihole. Aiholi (Ayyavole) was an ancient walled city in Karnataka, central India. Aiholi was the first regional capital of the Karnakata region under the rule of the Calukyas. The large number of early Hindu temples and shrines...

A ceiling slab from a temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India depicting Brahma. 7th century CE. (Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai)

The 8th century CE Durga temple at Aihole, Karnataka, India. It is richly decorated with architectural sculpture such as figures of Durga and Shiva.

The 6th-7th century CE sandstone Gaudargudi Temple, Aihole, Karnataka, India. An inscription indicates that the temple was dedicated to Durga.

A statue of the Hindu goddes Durga from her temple at Aihole, India. 6th century CE. The goddess holds her many weapons, rides her lion and is about to defeat the buffalo demon Mahisa (bottom right).

A sculpted sandstone panel from the 8th century CE Durga Temple, Aihole, Kamataka, India. Depicted are Shiva and Nandi.

Frontal view of the Meguti Jain Temple located inside the walls of Aihole Fort, Karnataka, India. An inscription from Pulakesin II, an emperor of Badami Chalukyas could be found in the temple. It is the only dated structure in Aihole, built...

The history of Pattadakal goes back to a time when it was called Kisuvolal, a valley of red soil. It even found a mention in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century CE. Presently Pattadakal is located in the district of Bagalkot, state of...

Hindu architecture evolved over the centuries from simple rock-cut cave shrines to massive and ornate temples which spread across the Indian sub-continent and beyond, forming a canonical style which is still adhered to today in modern Hindu...