Aihole | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-17

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Aihole


00:01:47 1 Location
00:02:58 2 History
00:07:28 2.1 Archaeological site
00:09:28 3 Chronology
00:11:21 4 Hindu Monuments
00:13:01 4.1 Durga temple complex
00:19:05 4.2 Ravana Phadi cave
00:21:19 4.3 Hucchappayya matha
00:22:41 4.4 Hucchappayya gudi
00:24:22 4.5 Ambigergudi temples complex
00:26:31 4.6 Jyotirlinga temples complex
00:27:20 4.7 Mallikarjuna temples complex
00:29:32 4.8 Ramalinga temples group
00:30:39 4.9 Veniyar shrines complex
00:32:23 4.10 Galaganatha temples group
00:34:50 4.11 Maddin temples group
00:35:58 4.12 Triyambakeshvara temples group
00:38:34 4.13 Kuntigudi complex
00:40:25 4.14 Other Gudis
00:41:35 5 Buddhist monuments
00:42:25 6 Jain monuments
00:42:57 6.1 Meguti hill
00:45:13 6.1.1 Meguti Aihole inscription
00:46:01 6.2 Jain cave temple
00:46:57 6.3 Yoginarayana group
00:47:44 6.4 Charanthi matha group
00:49:18 7 Aihole dolmens and inscriptions
00:49:52 8 Significance
00:51:46 8.1 Early Chalukya style of architecture
00:52:58 9 See also



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Aihole (pronounced "Eye-hoé"), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in north Karnataka (India) dated from the fourth century through the twelfth century CE. Located around an eponymous small village surrounded by farmlands and sandstone hills, Aihole is a major archaeological site featuring over one hundred and twenty stone and cave temples from this period, spread along the Malaprabha river valley, in Bagalakote district.Aihole is 22 miles (35 km) from Badami and about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Pattadakal, both of which are major centers of historically important Chalukya monuments. Aihole, along with nearby Badami (Vatapi), emerged by the 6th century as the cradle of experimentation with temple architecture, stone artwork, and construction techniques. This resulted in 16 types of free-standing temples and 4 types of rock-cut shrines. The experimentation in architecture and arts that began in Aihole yielded the group of monuments at Pattadakal, a UNESCO world heritage site.Over one hundred Aihole temples are Hindu, a few are Jain and one is Buddhist. These were built and coexisted in close proximity. The site is spread over about 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). The Hindu temples are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, Durga, Surya and other Hindu deities. The Jain Basadi temples are dedicated to Mahavira, Parshvanatha, Neminatha and other Jain Tirthankaras. The Buddhist monument is a monastery. Both Hindu and Jain monuments include monasteries, as well as social utilities such as stepwell water tanks with artistic carvings near major temples.