The Chalukyas A D 550-750.
temples of the Chalukyas, Pallavas, Pandyas,
Eastern Chalukyas, 7th to 12th centuries,
as liegemen of the Chalukyas.
temples of the Chalukyas in Badami, Aihole,
cyclopean constructions of the Chalukyas and the Rashtrakutas.
they resemble the Biccavolu temples of the Eastern Chalukyas.
The Chalukyas of Vengi were a collateral line that had
Kundal, the region around Sangli, was the capital of the Chalukyas.
earlier that Vikramaditya was the most powerful ruler among the Chalukyas.
belong to the period of the Chalukyas and their Rashtrakuta successors.
The Chalukyas built many temples here between the 7th and 8th centuries.
A liegeman under the Chalukyas of Kalyana, he had fought many battles
he was still a feudal lord under the Chalukyas, ruling from Mangaliveda.
We have seen
earlier that Vikramaditya was the most powerful ruler among the Chalukyas.
turned pillars of schist or soapstone of the later Chalukyas and their successors.
The Chalukyas(A. D. 550-
750) built the magnificent cave temples on Elephanta Island in Mumbai Harbor.
The murals lost their dazzling color but still show the great artwork of ancient Chalukyas.
Taila belonged to the family of the Badami Chalukyas and was a very ambitious ruler.
mark among others the zenith of architecture and art in this area under the Western Chalukyas.
Thus one may say that the Chalukyas and the Pallavas inaugurated two parallel traditions in the south.
traces their origins to this region from the time of the Western Chalukyas and Kalachuris of Karnataka.
structural stone constructions in the southern zone of the Chalukyas as would be seen in the sequel.
The Rashtrakutas gained control over the region, but the Chalukyas regained their domain within a short period
In respect of the cave temples of the Eastern Chalukyas, the absence of Vishnu carvings is notable
Coming to the typical vimana temples of the Chalukyas of Badami, we find that the earliest essays were
perhaps the first appearance of this third characteristic member in the vimanas of the Chalukyas and their derivatives.
Build between 7th and 8th centuries by Chalukyas, the temple plan in U shape resembles
that of Buddhist Chaitya halls.
The third cave is about 70 feet wide and it is a fine example of artwork of Badami Chalukyas.
While Cave 27 may be of the transitional period between the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas, Cave 25 should be earlier,