Sudi town in the Gadag District its the past important town of the Kalyani Chalukyas during 1000 AD.It is famous for rare stone carved monuments like Twin towered temple, Mallikarjuna temple and nagakunda,and few other structural temples. For long time these amazing structures were abandoned.
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| Sudi twin tower shiva temple |
Padevala Taila (son of Nagadeva),continued to serve under Satyasraya (succeeded his father Taila in 997 AD) and his mother Attiyabbe made a grant in 1005 A.D. Satyasraya had two daughters.Vradhamabbarasi and Akkadevi and one son Kundin (Kundiraja). Akkadevi was a good administrator and was governing some division during the time of Satyasraya and his successors. Kundiraja was placed in charge of divisions like Banavasi 12,000 and Santalige1,000.
Akkadevi and Kundin, continued to govern ( dating October 8, 1013 AD) some provinces of the Chalukya Empire during the reign of Vikramaditya.
Sudi was the capital of the Kalyani Chalukyas in 1100 AD.Kalyani Chalukyas king's daughter Akkadevi ruled the place. There are also historical records indicating that coins were mint in this town during that time.
Shaivism gain importance and Jainism lost towards the closing years of the Chalukya rule. Shaivism was dominant, had several sects like Shaiva, Pasupata or Lakula, Kalamukha and Kapaliaka. The Pasupata school was important which had important centers at Balligavi, Sudi, Srisailam and other places.
The Cholas claim to have captured a large number of Chalukya feudatory princes with their women and sacked and have burntMannandippai. The Chalukya reverses are admitted in a Sudi inscription, dated in 1050 A.D., of the reign of Somesvara. It says thatthe 7 ministers granted the settis renewal of their corporate constitution
( which had partly broken down in the stress of the war with the Cholas).
The Chola king was killed at Koppam, but the Chalukyas were also pushed back from there by Rajendra. Soon after the Chalukyas raided Kanchi, the Chola capital, burnt the city and defeated the Cholas once again. A Sudi inscription (1060 AD), records that king Trailokyamalla was halting at his camp Puli, a town within Sindavadi division after having made a victorious expedition to the southern region and conquered the Chola.
Sudi has several stone temples built by Maha Samanthadhipati Naga Deva in 1100 AD. that have caught the attention of Karnataka State Archeological Department. Quite a few of these structures have been cleaned up. Besides age old structures there is also a tower (called Hude in native language) located in the center of the village. The richness of these temples can be viewed in the images posted here.
Twin Towered Shiva Temple
Twin Towered, Two Vimana, Jodakalasa Temple Later Chalukya monument, Before 1059-60, by Nageshwara by General Nagadeva administering Sudi.
Mallikarjuna Temple
Mallikarjuna temple at Sudi is a Kalyani Chalukyasmonument, 1054,Founded under princess Akkadevi Governor of Sudi
Naga Kunda (Well)
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| Naga Kunda (Well) at Sudi |
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| Nandi at Sudi |
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| Large Ganapati Statue Carved In Stone |
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