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High medieval · Hindu · India
Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
ಮಹಾದೇವ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಇಟಗಿ
Itagi, Koppal, Karnataka · 15.4454°, 75.9679°
Shiva (linga)Western ChalukyaWestern Chalukya
Sacred since
1112 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1112 (Western Chalukya)
Western Chalukya
History & significance
Raised around 1112 by Mahadeva, a commander under the Western Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya VI, this temple pairs dravida wall articulation with a nagara superstructure and is ringed by thirteen subsidiary linga shrines. A contemporary inscription calls it Devalaya Chakravarti, emperor among temples.