The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s2.13

c11.s2.13

The pillars of the outer hall are of a different type to those found in Virūpāksha, but they are very squat and clumsy looking. They have moulded bases, sixteen-sided shafts and clumsily-shaped cushion capitals. Two-thirds up the shaft is a great square heavy block left rough for carving. The pillars of the porch are somewhat after the style of the Durga temple at Aihoḷe (Figs. 20 and 21).