The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c37.s1.3

c37.s1.3

The temple of Madhukēśvara is now covered with whitewash, red-lead and plaster. What appear to be the oldest remains in the place are the ruins of several old brick stūpas outside the town to the north-west. We opened two of these, but found that they had been previously dug into, and quite a third of their height cleared away. The brick-work had been well and regularly laid. The diameter at ground level of the largest stūpa was found to be about thirty yards. The bricks were of a very old type, being very large and flat.