Nageshvara Temple, Begur

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Nageshvara Temple
Hindu temple
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The Nageshvara temple complex (also spelt Nagesvara and called Naganatheshvara locally) is located in

Bengaluru war" (modern Bangalore city) was discovered in this temple complex by the epigraphist R. Narasimhachar. The inscription is recorded in "Epigraphia Carnatica" (Vol 10 supplementary). This is the earliest evidence of the existence of a place called Bengaluru.[2]

Temple plan

Nandi mantapa in Nageshvara temple, Begur
Hero stone (Virgal) at Nageshvara temple, Begur

The Nageshvara temple has a simple square sanctum (

linga, the universal symbol of the god Shiva.[3]

The ceiling in the closed hall (navaranga) has the characteristic Western Ganga artistic touch, the eight panel sculptures in a square grids (called the

Ganesh, and Kalabhairava (a form of Shiva). The vertical doorjamb (sakha) have the typical carvings of creepers with ganas (attendants of the god Shiva from Hindu Mythology) in loops with lotuses (padma) at the terminations. On top of the doorjamb, at the centre of the lintel (lalata), is an image of Gajalakshmi (a form of the goddess Lakshmi) with elephants on either side.[3]

The Nageshvarasvami temple, also a Western Ganga construction, faces east, has a square plan for the sanctum, a vestibule, an open hall, a detached hall called mukha-mantapa whose ceiling is supported by eight pillars. An image of

Rashtrakuta influence.[4]

  • 9th century temple at Begur (pic taken in c.1868), by Henry Dixon, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections[5]
    9th century temple at Begur (pic taken in c.1868), by Henry Dixon, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections[5]
  • Nandi mantapa in Nageshvara temple. The Nageshvara temple complex photo is located in Begur, a small town within the Bangalore urban district of Karnataka state, India.
    Nandi mantapa in Nageshvara temple. The Nageshvara temple complex photo is located in Begur, a small town within the Bangalore urban district of Karnataka state, India.

Notes

  1. ^ Sarma (1992), p.78
  2. ^ "Inscription reveals Bangalore is over 1,000 years old". The Hindu. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 September 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Sarma (1992), p.79
  4. ^ Sarma (1992), p.83
  5. ^ Dixon, Henry (1868). Archaeological Survey of India Collections. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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