Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c6.26

c6.26

As the Dakhan temples are found spread over that part of the country in which the bulk of the older cave-temples occurs it would be natural to expect to see some analogy between the architectural details of both, but it is surprising to find how little there is. A greater likeness is found between the cave work and that of the seventh and eighth century temples of the early Chālukyas. In the first place, the cave-temples, beyond a small amount of ornamental façade, have no exteriors, and the principal features of the interiors, that we can compare with the later work, are the pillars, doors and decorative detail.