The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s5: The Temple of Galaganātha
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c11.s5
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The Temple of Galaganātha
c11.s5.1
This temple is in a ruined state; it stands on the north of Saṅgamēśvara, the village wall abutting upon it. It now consists of a shrine, over which rises a tower in the northern style, with a small portion of its outer wall outside the *pradakṣiṇa* on the north and south.
c11.s5.2
The rest, if it were ever built, has disappeared. On the south side is a blind porch, half buried in debris, in which is a spirited representation of Bhairava. On the dedicatory block is the tāṇḍava of Śiva, which is very unusual indeed (Plate LII). It is very likely that this temple and the last were Śaiva from the beginning.