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.

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