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| Ashtadikpals ceiling |
We thought of visiting the Panchalingeshwara temple again as there are chances it might have been built by the Nolambas......some parts, perhaps ?
The W. Gangas were ruling from Kolar and the Nolambas were their vassals, perhaps ruling over the Begur area?
The Begur stone, now at the Government museum talks of a battle between the W. Ganga prince and Nolambas. Being victorious over the Gangas, Nolambas spread their influence moved to Kolar and built the temple at Avani?
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| Pallava inspired shikhara |
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| The wall frieze |
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| The set of pillars different from the smaller temple |
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| Padmanidhi on the stairway |
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| Gajalakshmi lintel and the door jamb |
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| Different kind of Pillar |
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| Surya from the Begur temple |
The next few stops were to look out for some more relics in course of which we stumbled upon some interesting finds
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| Strange figure outside Venugopala Temple |
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| Gajalakshmi at Rudreshwara tempe |
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| Dwarapala at Rudreshwara temple |
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| The running creeper like pattern that was used beautifully by Vijayanagara..the entrance to the temples have it at Someshwara in Kolar, Lepakshi. |
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| Door Jamb |
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| Pillar at Rudreshwara temple |
The Shaivite Nolambas were a regional dynasty and subordinates to the Jain Gangas who later became feudatories of the powerful Rastrakutas. Mention of the Nolambas is also found on the Begur stone inscription (890 AD) in the Parvathi Nageshwara Temple near Bangalore. Written in Hale Kannada, it mentions a significant battle that was fought in `Bengaluru’( first recorded mention of the name) where the Ganga administrator Nagattara was killed.
We need to look at the Begur seriously. Features to look at
- Ashtadikpalas
- Gajalakshmi
- DoorJambs
- The Perforated Latticed Windows
- The Creeper type patttern
- Pillars
- Veeragals
We kind of identify different influences on Nolamba style and then by elimination we may arrive at what is a typical Nolamba syle.
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