Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

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Pattadakal in Karnataka represents the pinnacle of eclectic art, which achieved a harmonious blend of northern and southern Indian architectural forms under the Chalukya dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries. An impressive nine Hindu temples can be seen here, as well as a Jain sanctuary. The most striking of these is the Virupaksha Temple, built around 740 by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory over the king of the South.

Left, Mallikarjuna Temple walled entrance; Right, A wall carving

Left, Mallikarjuna Temple walled entrance Right, A wall carving

Left, Galaganatha Temple's sabha mandapa floor and covered pradakshina patha Right, Shiva carving...

View of the main group at Pattadakal

Ardhanarishvara (left half Shiva, right half Parvati) at the Kadasiddheswara temple

Lovers inside Mallikarjuna temple

Incomplete Vishnu avatar Varaha relief on Sangameswara Shaiva temple wall

Left, Galaganatha Temple's sabha mandapa floor and covered pradakshina patha; Right, Shiva carving...

Chandrashekhara temple

Left, Sangameshwara Temple's pillared entrance; Right, A side showing experimentation with window st...

Kashi Vishwanatha temple with Nandi facing the sanctum

The Nataraja sukanasa on Jambulingeshwara temple spire

Left, Sangameshwara Temple's pillared entrance Right, A side showing experimentation with window st...

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office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02477q
postal code	587211
Commons category	Pattadakal
inception	0800-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(75.814638888 15.951333333)
coordinate location	Point(75.816666666 15.948333333)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Pattadakal%20Sangameshvara%20temple.jpg
area	5.56
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
country	India
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/7th%20-%209th%20century%20Hindu%20and%20Jain%20temples%2C%20Pattadakal%20monuments%20Karnataka%207.jpg
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pattadakal%20Virupaksha%20Temple.jpg
executive body	Pattadakal

official website	https://asi.nic.in/pattadakal/
language of work or name	English
start time	1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	مجمّع نصب باتاداكال
official name	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
official name	Conjunto monumental de Pattadakal
official name	Ensemble de monuments de Pattadakal
official name	パッタダカルの建造物群
official name	Monumentengroep van Pattadakal
official name	Памятники Паттадакала
official name	帕塔达卡尔建筑群
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
area	113.48
applies to part	buffer zone