Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c36.24

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and tower which were never finished, or, if so, they have decayed and fallen, only the lower and more fundamental portions remaining. In such circumstances, although wonderful works of art, they do not represent the temple in its full expressiveness, for this, one must look to some of the smaller buildings of which there are numerous examples. Among these are the Lakshmīdevī (quadruple, A.D. 1113) at Dodda Gaddavallı,¹ the Kesava (triple, c. 1170) at Nagamangala, the Buchesvara (triple, 1173) at Koramangala, the Isvara (double, c. 1220) at Arsıkere, the Harīhara temple at Harīhar (double, 1224), the Kesava (trıple, c. 1234) at Harnhallı, the Lakshmī-Narasımha (trıple, 1249) at Nuggihallı, and the Kesava (triple, 1268) at Somnathpur.