The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c38: Bilgi
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c38
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- c38.s1 The Temple of Pārśvanātha — 3 parts
Bilgi
The Temple of Pārśvanātha
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T HE country around Bilgi, in North Kanara, is very pretty. It is broken up into hills and valleys, the latter being terraced out into rice fields and gardens where the *supāri*, pepper vine and cardamom flourish, while the former are covered with dense and luxurious forest. The banks on either side of the lanes and roads are covered with ferns, bracken and moss, and wild flowers abound.
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There are here three old temples, the largest and most important being that of Pārśvanātha. All three are in the Dravidian style, but seem to be of no great age (Fig. 36).
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Fig. 36.—Gargoyle from Bilgi.