Kalleshvara Temple, Ambali
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ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA |
Website | karnataka |
The Kalleshvara temple (also spelt Kalleshwara or Kallesvara) is located in the town of Ambali in
Temple plan
Art historian Adam Hardy categorizes the architectural style of the temple as "12th century, trans-Tungabhadra branch of the Lakkundi school, related to Kuruvatti (Mallikarjuna temple) with some non-mainstream affinities". The temple is a single shrine (
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Kallesvara Swamy Temple". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. ASI Bengaluru Circle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Hardy (1995), p.320
Gallery
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Old Kannada inscription of King Vikramaditya VI dated 1083 in open hall of Kalleshvara temple at Ambali
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Doorjamb relief in Kalleshvara temple at Ambali
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Ornate mantapa (hall) and lathe turned pillars with decorative base containing relief
References
- "Kallesvara Swamy Temple". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. ASI Bengaluru Circle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- Adam Hardy, Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries, Abhinav, 1995, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7017-312-4.