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The Trikuteshwara temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

. It is located in North Karnataka, India.

Deities

The temple is dedicated to Shiva

Shiva

, and has three lingam

Lingam

The Lingam is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples....

s mounted on the same stone.

There is a shrine dedicated to Saraswathi

Saraswati

In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....

in this temple and it has beautifully carved columns.

Location

The beautifully-carved Trikuteshwara temple is located in the town of Gadag, 50 km south east of Hubli-Dharwad, North Karnataka

North Karnataka

North Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...

in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

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Architechture

This temple architecture was planned by the greatest architect of time Amara Shilpi Jakanachari.

The Badami Chalukyas were exponents of early architectural achievements in Deccan. Aihole

Aihole

Aihole is a temple complex in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It is a very popular tourist spot in north Karnataka. It lies to the east of Pattadakal, along the Malaprabha River, while Badami is to the west of both....

, Badami

Badami

Badami , formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for rock cut and other structural temples...

and Pattadakal

Pattadakal

Pattadakal is a village in Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the Malaprabha River in Bagalkot district. It is 22 km from Badami and about 10 km from Aihole...

were their centers of art. They were succeeded by the Rashtrakuta

Rashtrakuta

The Rashtrakuta Empire was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the sixth and the 10th centuries. During this period they ruled as several closely related, but individual clans. Rastrakutas in inscriptions represented as descendants of Satyaki, a Yadava well known...

s and the Kalyani Chalukyas.

The temple boasts of ornate pillars with intricate sculpture. The sanctum enshrines three Shivalingams. The temple has beautifully chiseled stone screens and carved figurines. There is a shrine to Saraswati within the Trikuteshwara temple complex, with exquite
stone columns.

Inclined slabs that serve as balcony seats are decorated with figurative panels, and are overhung by steeply angled eaves. Inside the hall, the columns have figures arranged in shallow niches. The east Sanctorium with three lingas representing Brahma,Maheshwara and Vishnu. while the one to the south is dedicated to the goddess Saraswati.

Just by the side is another temple dedicated to three devis- Saraswathi, Gayathri and Sharada. Only the statues are of the new age but the temple is in old architecture.

History

The temple dates back to the Kalyani Chalukyas who ruled this region from around 1050 to 1200 CE, during which time about 50 temples were built.

Saraswathi temple. It has been vandalised by some miscreants in the early age and hence pooja is not offered here. But the architecture is just Superb.

A number of late Chalukya monuments (11th-12th centuries) in the city indicate its historic past. Other temples in Gadag are those dedicated to Someshwara and Veera Narayana. In the middle of the city stands the Someshvara Temple. Though abandoned and now in a dilapidated state, its intricate carvings are fairly well preserved. The doorways to the hall have densely carved figures and foliation.

External links

http://www.indiantemples.com/Karnataka/trikgada.html

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History

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