Pattadakal History

Pattadakal is a village and an important tourist centre in the state and is located on the left bank of the Malaprabha River and It's a World Heritage site in Karnataka.

Pattadakal, place for Chalukyas Coronation, the capital of the Chalukya dynasty.who built the temples between the 7th and 9th centuries.Pattadakal is a great centre of Chalukya art and architectural,noted for its temples and inscriptions.According to inscriptions, the place was known by the names Kisuvolal(Red Town).Raktapura, Pattada Kisuvolal. The literary work Hammira Kavya of 1540. uotes the place as Pattashilapura and Hammirapura. It has been mentioned in the 11th and 12th century inscriptions, as well as in the literary work Singirajapurana of 1500 and Hammira Kavya as the place where the Chalukya kings were crowned.

Pattadakal continued to be an important centre under the Rashtrakutas and the Kalyani Chalukyas. It became a chief city for a small region called Kisukadu-70.The Sindhas of Yaramabarige (Yelburgi) also ruled it for some time.

There are numerous Kannada language inscriptions at Pattadakal.Important among them;at Virupaksha Temple, there is 8th (733–745) century Old Kannada inscription on victory pillar, in the Sangameshvara temple, there exists a large inscription tablet (696-733) describing grants made by King Vijayaditya for the construction of the temple.

UNESCO in 1987 included Pattadakal in its list of World Heritage sites.

The group of 8th century monuments in Pattadakal are the culmination of the earliest experiments in the vesara style of Hindu temple architecture.The town displays both Dravidian (Southern) and the Nagara (Northern, Indo-Aryan) styles of temple architecture.