Since this place is used for the coronation ceremonies of Chalukyas, it got the name 'Pattadakal'. Totally 94 kings and governors had been coronated here.
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| From left side, you can see temples in North Indian style (Nagara), South Indian style (Dravidian) and the hybrid of both styles |
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| Nagara style temple |
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| Dravidian style - Sangameshwara Temple |
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| The Virupaksha Temple - Built by Vikaramaditya II 's chief queen Lokamahadevi in order to celebrate her husband's victory against Pallavas thrice - This temple is considered as the perfect example of how a dravidian style temple should be (Inside pics in next blog post) |
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| Virupaksha Temple - Side view: Peacock style windows |
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| Virupaksha Temple |
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| Mallikarjuna Temple: Inner view - Built by Vikramaditya II's second queen Trilokamahadevi |
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| Mallikarjuna Temple - People with different hairstyles |
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| Mallikarjuna Temple - People with different hairstyles |
