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Excavated places tagged “shiva” in India · Mysteria

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Excavated places tagged “shiva” in India

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🇮🇳 India

🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut

Jogeshwari Caves

Early Medieval (Gupta–Kalchuri) · Shaivite Brahminical after Buddhist vihara phase

Mumbai megalithic 6th-c Hindu cave 47×32 m with 6 pillars, largest Jogeshwari early Shiva adaptation.

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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Hoysaleswara Temple Halebidu

Hoysala Empire 1121–1160 CE · Hoysala Hindu (Karnataka)

Hoysaleswara (1121–1160) – Hoysala double shrine (Shiva Hoysaleswara/Shantaleswara) on jagati platform with Dvikuta plan: stellate (star-shaped) 16-point vimanas, lathe-turned chloritic schist…

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🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut

Badami Cave Temples

Early Chalukya, 6th–7th century CE · Hindu and Jain under Early Chalukya dynasty

Four 6th-c. Chalukya sandstone cave temples at Vatapi with Nataraja and Vishnu iconography.