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    The group of monuments at Pattadakal, built by the Chalukyas of Badami, lies on the banks of the Malaprabha River and comprises 10 temples, 8 of which form a cluster. The site dates back to pre-historic times and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 for its outstanding architecture from that period. Many of the ceilings and pillars in the temples are elaborately carved with depictions of gods and stories from religious texts.

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    The group of monuments at Pattadakal, built by the Chalukyas of Badami, lies on the banks of the Malaprabha River and comprises 10 temples, 8 of which form a cluster. The site dates back to pre-historic times and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 for its outstanding architecture from that period. Many of the ceilings and pillars in the temples are elaborately carved with depictions of gods and stories from religious texts.

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    GROUP OF MONUMENTS

    PATTADAKAL I
    (A WORLD HERITAGE SITE)

    THE GROUP OF MONUMENTS AT PATTADAKAL,A SPLENDID CONTRIBUTION BY THE CHALUKYAS OF


    BADAMI,LIES ON THE LEFT BANK OF RIVER MALAPRABHA AMIDST RUGGED YET PICTURESQUE
    LANDSCAPE.THE ANTIQUITY OF THE PLACE GOES BACK TO PRE-HISTORIC TIMES.THE GROUP OF
    MONUMENTS COMPRISES OF 10 TEMPLES OUT OF WHICH 8 FORM ONE
    CLUSTER.PAPANATHA TEMPLE LIES ABOUT 0.5 KM WEST OF THE
    CLUSTER AND ANOTHER JAINA NARAYANA TEMPLE ABOUT 1.5 KMS.

    DECLARED AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE BY UNESCO IN YEAR 1987 IN


    RECOGNITION OF ITS OUTSTANDING UNIVERSALVALUE CONTRIBUTING
    TO HUMANITY IN THE FIELD OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE
    GLOBAL CONTEXT DURING THOSE PERIODS.

    MOST OF THE CEILING AND PILLARS ESPECIALLY IN ENTRANCE


    CARVINGS ON THE PILLAR SHOWING THE GODS WELCOMING ARE CARVED DEPICTING GODS AND GODDESS IN VARIOUS FORMS
    SHIVA AND PARVATI WITH GANESHA STANDING BY. AND AS PER RELIGIOUS TEXT AND MYTHICAL STORIES.

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