The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s2.1

c11.s2.1

The temple of Pāpanātha stands at the south-east corner of the village of Paṭṭadakal, and serves the purpose of a village wall so far as it goes. It is in disuse and is utterly neglected, except that it has been used as a byre, cattle being tethered within and all along its walls, without, on the village side. It is a very ornate temple, with an almost complete tower in the northern style; and, judging from the character of the letters of a few short inscriptions upon it, it cannot be later than that of Virūpāksha. It is probably earlier, and was superseded as the chief temple here by that of Virūpāksha. It faces east.