Introduction – Dudhai is a small village in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Though now reduce to a small village, Dudhai was once a significant and important town. It […]
Introduction – Basaralu is a large village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its old name was Basurivala as evident from inscriptions found here. The earliest known antiquity of the town […]
Introduction – Hosaholalu is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Not much is gleamed about this village from old gazetteers. The earliest inscription found here is dated from twelfth […]
Introduction – Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town has two Hoysala period temples, one dedicated to Shiva and […]
Introduction – Aralaguppe is situated in Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnakata. Not much is known about the early history or legends associated with this village. In its inscription, […]
Introduction: Amruthapura town is located in Tarikere taluk of the Chickmagalur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town, is famous for its splendid Amruteshvara Temple. The history of the town […]
![Introduction – Dudhai is a small village in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Though now reduce to a small village, Dudhai was once a significant and important town. It […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dudhai-073-620x350.jpg "Dudhai – An Obscure Chandela Site")
![Introduction – Basaralu is a large village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its old name was Basurivala as evident from inscriptions found here. The earliest known antiquity of the town […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Basaralu-023-620x350.jpg "Basaralu – Mallikarjuna Temple")
![Introduction - Hosaholalu is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Not much is gleamed about this village from old gazetteers. The earliest inscription found here is dated from twelfth […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hosaholalu-117-620x350.jpg "Hosaholalu – Lakshminarayana Temple")
![Introduction – Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town has two Hoysala period temples, one dedicated to Shiva and […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nagalapura-002-620x350.jpg "Nagalapura – Twin Hoysala Temples")
![Introduction – Aralaguppe is situated in Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnakata. Not much is known about the early history or legends associated with this village. In its inscription, […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Aralaguppe-006-620x350.jpg "Aralaguppe – Preserves The Best Specimen of Sculptural Art")
![Introduction: Amruthapura town is located in Tarikere taluk of the Chickmagalur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town, is famous for its splendid Amruteshvara Temple. The history of the town […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Amruthapura-005-620x350.jpg "Amruthapura – The Amruteshvara Temple")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Yali Mandapa This unique rock-cut shrine is situated adjacent to Atiranachanda cave-temple. It differs from all other cave temples of Mamallapuram. This east-facing […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mahabalipuram-1225-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Yali Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Atiranachanda Cave Temple This cave temple is not located in Mamallapuram town but in a small hamlet, called Saluvankuppam, located about 4 km […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mahabalipuram-1229-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Atiranachanda Cave temple")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Trimurti Cave Temple This cave temple differs from all other specimens at the site as it does not have a front mandapa or […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mahabalipuram-1115-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Trimurti Cave")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Ramanuja Mandapa This east facing cave temple is 24 feet long and 8 feet deep. It appears that this would have been a […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mahabalipuram-1083-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Ramanuja Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Varaha Mandapam This west facing cave temple is one of the most complete and most ornamented cave of Mamallapuram. It is famous for […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1099-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Varaha Mandapam")
![Mamallapuram – Workshop of the Pallavas Pancha-Pandava Mandapa This is the largest cave temple at the site and is located adjacent to the Great Penance relief. Though from outside it […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1155-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Pancha-Pandava Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Mahishasuramardini Mandapa This east facing cave temple measures 32 feet long, 15 feet deep and 12.5 feet high1. The cave temple is excavated […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1062-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Mahishasuramardini Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Koneri Mandapa This west facing cave temple overlooks the Koneri tank therefore named so.There are two side by side excavations, one is very […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1129-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Koneri Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Dharmaraja Mandapa Located near the unfinished penance panel, this cave temple falls under the category of the early Pallava cave temples. The reason […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1172-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Dharmaraja Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Kotikal Mandapa This simple cave temple, facing west, resembles very much to the early cave temples of Mahendravarman I period. The hall is […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1124-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Kotikal Mandapa")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas The Great Penance This open-air bas-relief, probably, would be the first to catch an eye of a traveler when he/she reaches Mamallapuram. The […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mahabalipuram-1141-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – The Great Penance")
![Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Adi-Varaha Perumal Temple This is temple is in worship since its inception as evident from inscriptions found at the site. As the worship […]](http://puratattva.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mahabalipuram-1053-200x110.jpg "Mamallapuram – Adi-Varaha Perumal Temple")