Aihole was known as Aryapura. It was the first capital of the Chalukya dynasty. Later the capital was moved to Badami, which was also known as Vatapi. Chalukya dynasty built temples in several ...

Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern ...