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...pes of the [[temples]] fully developed at [[Aihole]] and [[Bādāmi]] in the Karnataka State.

...eśvara. Dhāreśvara is near the town Kumata in the North Kanara district of Karnataka. The attractions of this temple can be described as: * It is a beautiful temple built in the Cālukyan style.

[[File:cavetemples.jpg|thumb|Cave Temples]] ...īvika monks, the cave at Karli and some Buddhist caves at [[Ajanta]] (both in Maharashtra), the Jaina caves at Udayagiri and Khaṇḍagiri (Orissa) belo

...stone [[temples]] built in and around this village (many of which are now in ruins). They belong to the period 500-650 [[A]].D. and were built by the C� ...r the settlements of learned [[brāhma]]ṇas. The old [[temples]], about 125 in number, have been divided into 22 groups depending upon their special featu

...ṣīṇagaṅgā’.</ref> is one of the seven most sacred rivers of India included in the [[mantra]] invoking the seven rivers at the time of ritualistic [[worsh ...anjore) districts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states. It ultimately merges in the Bay of Bengal near the small town Kaveripattinam. Its total length is 7

[[File:Kotilingeshwara.jpg|200px|Kotilingeshwara Temple at Kammasandra, Karnataka, India]] [[File:Murugeshpalya.jpg|200px|Murugeshpalya Temple at Bangaluru, Karnataka, India]]

...t 16 km (10 miles) to the east of the Belur town, in the Hasan district of Karnataka state. ...around CE 1211 but was left incomplete. It is actually a twin temple built in soap-stone of Hoysaleśvara and Sāntaleśvara and the [[deities]] (Śivali

...s are found in [[Aihole]] and Paṭṭadakal.<ref>It is in Bijapur district of Karnataka State.</ref> ...bank of the river Malaprabhā, the village Pattadakal is hardly four acres in area. It is surrounded by a stone-wall like a fort.

...Vijayanagar. He is said to have saved the king Kṛṣṇadevarāya<ref>He lived in A. D. 1488-1529.</ref> from the kuhuyoga, an extremely inauspicious<ref>It ...deity. He established 732 images of Māruti<ref>Māruti means Hanumān.</ref> in several parts of the country. His well-known works of [[Dvaita]] [[Vedanta]

...ctum and on the outer walls. The tower over the sanctum is generally small in size. They are called ‘vimāna’. The tower on the outer walls were usua ...a stone base and the superstructure of brick and mortar. It is rectangular in shape. The exterior walls are covered with [[sculpture]] of stucco.

Bādāmi is [[a]] now a small town situated in the Bijapur district, in Karnataka, India that is situated on the side of a small hill. In ancient days, this town was known as Vātāpi, and was the capital of the C

...grant of lands, money and materials. They were also given a place of honor in the society. ==Beginning of Devadāsi System in India==

...[Śriraṅgam]]. The first two are in the Karnataka state and the last one is in Tamil Nadu. The [[deities]] are known as: All the three [[temples]] are situated on small islands created by the branching off into two, of t

Dharmasthala is a place of pilgrimage very popular among the people of Karnataka State. It is situated at a distance of 75 km (46 miles) to the East of the Later on along with their [[temples]], a [[Śiva]] temple with a [[liṅga]] was also built.

...vened and prevented him from going due to the fear of himself being killed in the process. This enraged [[Brahmā]] who cursed her to be born on the eart ...d into the goddess Kanyakāparameśvarī. Her [[temples]] are generally found in the places where the vaiśyas are concentrated. Another story identifies he

[[Aihole]] is a small town in the Bijapur district of northern Karnataka. One of the ancient group of [[temples]] built out of stone and preserved as archaeological monuments is at [[Aiho

...], one for [[Viṣṇu]] and the other for [[Śiva]] in A. D. 1258. [[Viṣṇu]] [[temples]] is known as the Keśava temple and the [[Śiva]] temple is known as the P ...all town 40 kms. from the Mysore city, Karnataka. The Keśava temple stands in the center of the courtyard measuring 65 metres<ref>It is approximately 218

...]] mostly followed in South India, especially in the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and [[Andhra]] Pradesh. The twelve [[Ālvārs]] and the three Ācāryas lai ...r Koil or Vīranārāyaṇapura in the district of South Arcot near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. He was a contemporary of the two Ālvārs:

...re also mentioned in the [[Mahabharata]] Epic as a kingdom which took part in the Kurukshetra War on the side of the Pandavas. ...[temples]]. The list of such temples, founded by Parasurama, are available in a few folk songs.

...; or the resorts of saints and sages. And, of course, there must be some [[temples]] too. ...Jyotirliṅga]], Bhīmāśaṅkara. It is one of the twelve such liṅgas mentioned in the ancient and medieval works.