We visit the Durga Temple Aihole, the cradle of temple architecture in Karnataka built between the 7th – 8th centuries by the Chalukyas. Interestingly, this temple is not dedicated to the Goddess “Durga”. It takes the name after the word “Durg” or fortress which probably refers to a fort built close by . Almost all the monuments in this town are between 1200-1300 years old. W e are celebrating Karnataka Rajyoutsav or the day when Karnataka as a state was formed today. And what better way to celebrate than to visit a destination that is very ancient and filled with rich heritage.
Aihole – Durga Temple
Coming up soon – a photo feature of Aihole. But before that, you can read about the Jain cave temple in Aihole.
To see more beautiful skies, visit Skywatch
That’s a beautiful temple!
Thanks so much 🙂
[…] more than 125 temples in Aihole and in our previous posts on temples of Aihole, we had visited the Durga Temple and the Jain Temple. Here we see some more temples – some of them more than 1500 years […]
[…] feature on Temples of Aihole continues. In my previous post on Temples of Aihole, we visited the Durga Temple among other monuments. Here is a mix of lesser known temples that are strewn around the ancient […]