Thread by @BharathiKumar4

When the ruins are so beautiful, just Imagine.. how heavenly it must have been In that Era.! 7th century CE
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Pattadakal I Bagalkot I Karnataka I UNESCO World Heritage Site I

Pattadakal - Place of coronation

Represents the high point of an eclectic art under 7th century Chalukya dynasty!
An impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary can witness here.

ಪಟ್ಟದ ಕಲ್ಲು I ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ I ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ

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Pattadakal : The Abode of Chalukya Art l The site where Chalukyan rulers were crowned as Kings

Vikramaditya ll ವಿಕ್ರಮಾದಿತ್ಯ

Such attitude - In the stance & the facial expressions! even a painting could not depict so much detailing!

Virupaksha Temple, 8th CE.
#ಕರ್ಣಾಟಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ

Also known as Lokeshwara temple, named after the queen, Lokamahadevi who commissioned this magnificent monument to commemorate her husband, Chalukya Vikramaditya 2’s victory over d Pallavas

This temple is believed to have been a model for the Great Kailasa temple, Ellora. #art

Virupaksha temple #pattadakal
Stone carvings that blow your mind away even after 1500 yrs.

Place of Coronation built by #chalukyas on d bank of Malaprabha river, here changes her direction towards kailasa so considered a holy place

#UNESCO #heritage
#Bagalkot #IncredibleIndia