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Kalleshvara Temple, Bagali

ಕಲ್ಲೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಬಾಗಳಿ

Bagali, Davanagere, Karnataka · 14.8439°, 75.9828°

Shiva, with shrines to Surya and NarasimhaRashtrakuta and Western ChalukyaRashtrakuta and Western Chalukya
Sacred since
950 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Rashtrakuta, completed c. 987 under Tailapa II)
Rashtrakuta and Western Chalukya

History & significance

A rare temple whose fabric spans two Kannada dynasties: a late Rashtrakuta vimana and closed hall of the mid-tenth century, fronted by an open hall added around 987 under the founding Western Chalukya king Tailapa II. Its shrines to Surya and Narasimha sit alongside the main Shiva sanctum.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Rashtrakuta and Western Chalukya