Galaganatha Temple and Nandi the bull vahana (“mount”) of the Hindu god Shiva, Pattadakal Temples, Badami, Karnataka, India

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Facing east, this temple, built around 750, is a typical example of a finely evolved rekha-nagara prasada. It has on plan a sanctum (garbhagriha) housing a linga and a vestibule (antarala), both surrounded by a closed circumambulatory path (pradakshinapatha), a hall (sabha- mandapa) and an entrance porch (mukhamandapa). Of these mandapas, only the plinth is extant now.

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Location: Pattadakal, Badami, Karnataka, India
Photo credit: © Old Mill Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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