An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.68

v2.c40.68

What happened atter the fall of the Ikṣvākus is not known, though in the post-Ikṣvāku times a few Brāhmaṇical establishments were built, the most important of which are the so-called Hāritī temple-complex (Site 17) consisting of at least three square shrines and the Kārttikeya temple-complex (Site 57), the latter also having three or four square shrines, apart from a stepped well. That some of the early temple complexes were in use till at least the 7th century may be gathered from the pilgrims’ records. At the same time Nagarjunakonda lost its importance after the Ikṣvākus though many subsequent dynasties like the Pallava, Cāḷukya, Reddi of Koṇḍavīḍu, Gajapati of Orissa, Vijayanagara, etc., had a nominal hold over the valley.