The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s9.1

c8.s9.1

In a row in front of the temple of Lāḍ Khān are four other old temples, much smaller in size, and an old tank; while, upon the south side, is another temple embedded amongst the houses. The last, being in use, is unfortunately closed against inspection (23 on plan). The one on the south side of the tank (No. 24) is of the same class as those just described, but it has had an outer open hall built on to it at some later period (Plate XXII). The śikhara is complete in this case, even to the kalaśa or pot finial, which may be compared with that of the temple of Galagnātha at Paṭṭadakal of, perhaps, a slightly later date. The walls of the shrine are very like those of temple No. 7 (see Fig. 12). Over the shrine doorway is Garuḍa, but a liṅga lies discarded within.