Doddabasappa Temple
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Doddabasappa Temple is a 12th-century Western Chalukyan architectural innovation in Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km southeast of Gadag city and 24 km southwest of Ittagi in Koppa
Dodda Basappa Temple at Dambal, a unique 24-pointed, uninterrupted stellate (star-shaped), seven-tiered dravida plan, 12th century CE
Wall relief in projections and recesses: Kirtimukha, Pilasters and dravida style miniature towers (aedicule)
Half pillar supports the roof of the porch
Nandi (vehicle of Shiva-bull) facing shrine through the eastern doorway
Western Chalukya architecture, also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture and broadly classified under the Vesara Style, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evo
Doddabasappa Temple
…Doddabasappa Temple (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಬಸಪ್ಪ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) is a 12th-century Western Chalukyan architectural innovation in Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Gadag city and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Ittagi in Koppal…
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