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Pattadakal through time

Now Pattadakal, Bagalkot district, Karnataka

UNESCO World Heritage Site

  1. Theme 12d · 543 to 1200 CE; the Hoysalas and Yadavas to 1346

    The Deccan: Chalukyas to Yadavas

    The ceremonial capital where kings were crowned: Virupaksha, Dravida, and Papanatha, Nagara, on one site; UNESCO

  2. Theme 12a · 550 to 1200 CE

    Understanding early medieval India

    Chalukya temples of the 8th century in both styles on one site: Virupaksha, Dravida; Papanatha, Nagara