Pattadakal

Bagalkot , Karnataka

Lying on the banks of the Malaprabha River in the Bagalkot district, Pattadakal is another place in karnata which will take your breath away. This is the land of the many monuments which is the heritage of some of the great rulers of this place. Karnataka can truly boast about place that will make it one of the major tourist destinations in the country. Pattadakal is a place that contributes completely to the fame. You will have to visit this place to understand how truly beautiful it actually is. The earliest examples of the Vesara architecture in Hinduism are found here. There is a group of temples of the 8th century that show you the changing yet the glorious architecture that was always a part of every dynasty that ruled this place. The town displays both Dravidian (Southern) and the Nagara (Northern, Indo-Aryan) styles of temple architecture. This place was thus very rightly includes as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Sangameshwara temple is the oldest of all the temples and it is built in the Dravidian style. It is a true beauty of the Chalukyan dynasty and is a structure that shows you how absolutely glorious the past really was. Virupaksha temple is another one of the temples which are gorgeous to look at. Mallikarjuna Temple is a smaller version of the Virupaksha temple and Kasivisvesvara temple is the one which actually differs in style from all the other temples. These temples are truly some of the best architectures that the world can give you and it is a part of heritage structures that make India hat it is today.