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The temple is located on the foothills of a hill, while there is also a belief that the temple was carved out of the monolithic hill. There is a rock-cut shrine of Shiva's son Ganesha, 9 ft (2.7 m) below the ground level. Vallabha Ganapathi, Mahalakshmi-Ganpathi and Sahasra Lingeswara are some of the rare images found in the temple.
The Kalahastiswamy Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Uthamapalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated to the god Shiva, the temple is believed to have been constructed by three warring kings who came to a compromise. The temple has paintings dating to the Madurai Nayak period.
The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over two kilometres (1.2 mi) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. [5] Most of the excavation of the temple is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna ...
The Thanjavur Nayak dynasty (or Thanjavur Nayak kingdom) were the rulers of Thanjavur in the 15th and 17th centuries. [1] The Nayaks, who belonged to the Telugu-speaking Balija social group [2] were originally appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagara Emperor in the 15th century, who divided the territory into Nayak kingdoms which were Madurai, Tanjore, Gingee and Kalahasthi.
The Nayakas of Kalahasti were a line of rulers of Kalahasti and Vandavasi principalities. [ 1 ] [ a ] Members of the group include Damarla Chennapa Nayaka , after whom the city of Chennai is named. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Kalahasti Nayaks had their origins in the Velama warrior clans of present-day Andhra Pradesh . [ 4 ]
The temples have a rich display of intricately carved statues. While they are famous for their erotic sculpture, sexual themes cover less than 10% of the temple sculpture. [35] Further, most erotic scene panels are neither prominent nor emphasized at the expense of the rest, rather they are in proportional balance with the non-sexual images. [36]
Damarla Chennapa Nayaka also known as Damal Chennappa Nayakkar [a] was a Nayaka ruler of Kalahasti and Vandavasi under the suzerainty of Vijayanagar emperor Venkatapati Raya (r. 1585–1614 ). He was also the Dalavoy or the Commander-in-Chief of the emperor.
Prior temples were either built of wood or hewn into rock faces in caves or on boulders, as seen in Mahabalipuram. [6] The Kailasanathar temple became the trend setter for other similar temples in South India. [citation needed] According to local belief, the temple was a safe sanctuary for the rulers of the kingdom during wars.