Badami Shivalaya

Badami Shivalaya
Badami Shivalaya
	Mallegitti Sivalaya temple floor plan, Badami Karnataka
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Shiva
Governing body	Archaeological Survey of India
Location
Location	Badami, Karnataka
	Shown within India
Geographic coordinates	15°55′25.3″N 75°40′53.1″E / 15.923694°N 75.681417°E
Architecture
Style	Dravida, Early Western Chalukya
Date established	6th to 8th-century CE
Temple(s)	3

Badami Shivalaya refers to one of three 6th to 8th-century CE Hindu temples in Badami, Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. They illustrate the early Chalukya style, and are among the better preserved illustrations of Dravida Hindu architecture. They are close to the Badami cave temples and other structural temples near Agasthya lake, but the Badami Shivalyas are located near or on top of different hillocks. These include the Upper Shivalaya (actually a Vaishnava temple), Lower Shivalaya and the better preserved Mallegitti Sivalaya found to the north of the Badami town. These temples include Shiva, Vishnu and Devi-related artwork, as well as depict legends from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.^[1]

^ Michell, George (2014). Temple Architecture and Art of the Early Chalukyas. India : Niyogi Books. pp. 32–37 and 62–65. ISBN 978-93-83098-33-0.

[1] Michell, George (2014). Temple Architecture and Art of the Early Chalukyas. India : Niyogi Books. pp. 32–37 and 62–65. ISBN 978-93-83098-33-0.

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