, ▁Ak ka ▁Mah ade vi ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁region . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁the ▁J ain ▁religion ▁got ▁a ▁warm ▁welcome ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁gl orious ▁growth ▁during ▁the ▁medieval ▁period . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁here ▁where ▁the ▁current ▁day ▁D z og chen ▁Mon aster y ▁and ▁the ▁D h ond eling ▁Tib et an ▁Ref uge e ▁cam ps ▁are ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁Tib et ans ▁are ▁very ▁well ▁absor bed ▁in ▁the ▁K ann ad iga ▁culture . ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁ ▁The ▁Emp ires ▁and ▁Kingdom s ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁rule ▁from ▁K arn ata ka ▁were ▁pro l ific ▁build ers . ▁The ▁Bad ami ▁Chal uky as ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁V es ara ▁style ▁of ▁architecture ▁and ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁several ▁my ri ad ▁styles ▁with ▁frequent ▁inter mix ing ▁of ▁Nag ara ▁and ▁D rav ida ▁concepts . ▁This ▁period ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁H indu ▁rock ▁cut ▁architecture , ▁both ▁in ▁stand ▁alone ▁and ▁cave ▁temple ▁id i oms , ▁numerous ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁exist ▁in ▁P att ad ak al , ▁A i hole ▁and ▁Bad ami ▁- ▁( Bad ami ▁C ave ▁Tem ples ). ▁Their ▁success ors , ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁created ▁master ▁piece ▁tem ples ▁further ▁favor ing ▁D rav id ian ▁concepts . ▁Most ▁of ▁their ▁tem ples ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁are ▁scattered ▁over ▁northern ▁K arn ata ka ▁districts . ▁The ▁G anga ▁D ynast y ▁of ▁Tal ak ad ▁built ▁many ▁J