The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s2.8
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s2.8
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c11.s2.8
Taking everything into consideration, and in spite of the *tāṇḍava* sculpture on the face of the tower, it seems impossible to come to any other conclusion than that the temple was, originally, Vaishṇava, like the Durga temple at Aihole, and possibly dedicated to Sūrya.