Aihole Temple Complex - Other Temples

This is a continuation of the series of posts on Hampi-Pattadakal-Aihole-Badami. The trip was undertaken in September 2013. For more details please see my earlier post on Durga Temple Aihole which is in the same temple complex.:   Durga Temple Aihole - Day 2

The Ladkhan temple Aihole - Above & Below

 The north face of the temple is shown here. The temple's sloping two-tiered roof, which imitates wood construction, is furnished with stone "logs" that cover the joints between the roofing slabs

Ladkhan temple Entrance

 The porch fronts a square mandapa. In the center of the mandapa, a Nandi faces the small interior shrine, which abuts the rear wall of the mandapa. Instead of the usual tower, a rooftop shrine (the structure on top of the roof in this photo) is positioned over the center of the mandapa.

A superbly ornamented & engraved window

Some very early temples - with small mantapa in the front and garbha griha

Suryanarayana Gudi temple

Assigned to the 7-8th century this temple has a Rekha Nagara (curvilinear) Shikara over the Garbhagriha & a 4 pillared front mantapa. The Garbhagriha door frame has Garuda at the lintelholding serpents and also figures of Ganga & Yamuna.The sanctum has a two feet tall Surya Idol.

Gaudaragudi Temple Aihole - Above & below

This is one of the oldest temples here and dates back to the 5th century AD>. It is either a Bhagawati or Mahalakshmi temple.