Amruteshwara Temple at Annigeri

Annigeri was the last capital of the Chalukyas, Someshwara 4 (during 1184-89) and it was headquarters of famous rich province of Belvola-300.

Annigeri  is the core area of Western Chalukya architectural activity in Karnataka. The Amrtesvara Temple is the finest examples produced by the Kalyani Chalukyas.

Annigeri is the birth place of the great Kannada poet, Adikavi Pampa.

The Amruteshwara Temple was built in 1050 A.D with  Kalyani Chalukyas style,and was the first temple made of soapstone. 

The large and black stone Amruteshwar Temple is in the Kalyani Chalukyas style. The temple has a roof supported by 76 pillars and carvings of mythological figures on its walls.

The Amruteshwara Temple was to be the prototype for later, more articulated structures such as the Mahadeva Temple at Itagi. Based on the general plan of the Amrtesvara Temple, the Mahadeva Temple was built in 1112 and has the same architectural components as its predecessor. There are, however, differences in their articulation.