The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c7.31

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The other type of pillar, with the square block in the middle of the shaft, as seen in the temples at Dēgāmve and Belgāum, is a more lineal descendant of those in the Navaliṅga temple at Kukkanūr. Pillars of this class show more vigour and strength of outline than the round ones which are, nevertheless, not without a certain elegance of their own.