Vedic Temples

Caves at Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600 to 1000 AD period. There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills. For more detailed posts on vedic architecture & Temples of Indian subcontinent join us now @VedicTemples

Arunachaleswarar Temple. Situated at the foot of Tiruvannamalai Hills and spread over 25 acre, Arunachaleswarar Temple is an imposing structure with a marvellous architecture. It boasts four gateway towers known as gopurams.

Maa Parvati with Prabhu Shiva

Shree Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar ,Orissa.

World's first Pillar Inscription with Sculpture relațed to Polo Game Discovered at Hombuja" It is very likely that karnataka is the birthplace of the POLO sport.There are several kannada inscriptions in Shravanabelagola describing the sport as "kandhuka kreede." One of these inscriptions describes Rashtrakuta Emperor INDRA the 4th as a master of this sport.

The inscription indicates that the temple was built in 1058 CE by King Udyotakesari’s mother Kolavati Devi during the Somavamsi king’s 18th ruling year. The temple is classified as a panchatanaya temple where four subsidiary shrines situated in the four corners of the main shrine. It’s is renowned for its artistic sculptures, especially for the sculptures in the tower and porch of the temple. Tantric related images are also placed inside this temple. The exterior walls of the temple are adorned with the figures of several gods and goddesses, carvings of birds, animals and some religious scenes.

Krishna playing the flute, murthy at the Chennakeshava Temple, on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Karnataka. The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III.

Nagalapura Kedareshwara Temple has amazing sculptures of Lord Shiva depicted in his various forms and vahanas along with the consorts. This temple is a great example of Hoysala Architecture.

Lakshminarayana Temple at Hosaholalu is a 13th-century Hoysala Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu with panels of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana. @vedictemples.

Sun Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan. This 13th-century temple was rebuilt in the 15th century after destruction. Sun temple is built with white limestone in Nagara style with a delicate ornamented work. Sun temple is located near the Ranakpur Jain Temple. In this Surya Temple, the Lord Sun idol is shown as riding his chariot.