in Yelburga taluk, is a small town lying seven miles due north of Bannikoppa station on the Guntakal-Hubli railway line. The town, though now small, was an important place in the early and medivial days. The group of temples that represents the early Chalukyan school is called the Navalinga group.  The folklore speaks of this [...]

The Mahadeva Temple at Itagi in Koppal district, Karnataka state, India, was built in c. 1112 CE by Mahadeva, a commander (dandanayaka) in the army of the Western Chalukya King Vikramaditya VI.The Western Chalukya Empire  ruled most of the western Deccan, South Vikramaditya VI (1076 – 1126 CE became the Western Chalukya King after deposing [...]