either sculptures or perforated windows. Art critic Percy Brown says about the sculptures that they flow into the architecture in a continuous stream. It is said that the Virupaskha temple is one of those monuments where the spirit of the men who built it, still lives. Many centuries later, the serene art of the Badami Chalukya reappeared in the pillared architecture of the Vijayanagar Empire. Their caves include finely engraved sculptures of Harihara, Trivikrama, Mahisa Mardhini, Tandavamurthi, Paravasudeva, Nataraja, Varaha, Gomateshvara and others. Plenty of animal and foliage motifs are also included. Some important sculptors of their time were Gundan Anivaritachari, Revadi Ovajja and Narasobba. Important Badami Chalukya temples Pattadakal Virupaksha Temple Sangameswarar Temple Kashivisvanatha Temple (Rashtrakuta) Mallikarjuna Temple Galganatha Temple Kadasiddeshvara Temple Jambulinga Temple Jain Narayana Temple (Rashtrakuta) Papanatha Temple Museum of the Plains and Sculpture gallery Naganatha Temple Chandrashekara Mahakuteshwara Temple Sun Temple Aihole Lad Khan Temple Huchiappayyagudi Temple Huchiappayya math Durga Temple Meguti Jain Temple Ravanaphadi Temple Gowda Temple Museum & Art Gallery Suryanarayana Temple Badami Cave 1 (Shiva) Cave 2 (Vishnu as Trivikrama or Vamana, Varaha and Krishna) Cave 3 (Vishnu as Narasimha, Varaha, Harihara and Trivikrama.) Cave 4 (Jain Tirthankara Parsvanatha) Bhutanatha group of temples (Badami and Kalyani Chalukya) Gerusoppa Vardhamanaswamy Temple Sanduru Parvati temple Alampur, Andhra Pradesh Navabrahma temples Kudavelly Sangameshwara Temple References Notes Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002). Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002). History Of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.com External links Official site of Bagalkot District Karnataka Tourism Guide Karnataka Hotels Tourism of India Temples of Karnataka, Dr. Jyotsna Kamat Indian architectural styles Chalukya dynasty Architecture of Karnataka Indian architectural history Cultural history of Karnataka Hindu temple architecture