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Excavated places tagged “vishnu” in India · Mysteria

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Excavated places tagged “vishnu” in India

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🇮🇳 India

🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Chennakesava Temple Complex Belur

Hoysala 1117–1210 CE · Hoysala Vaishnava

Chennakesava (1117) – Hoysala Vishnu soapstone flagship commissioned by Vishnuvardhana after Talakad victory.

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder

Rani ki Vav (Queen's Stepwell)

Solanki Chaulukya 1022–1063 CE · Gujarati / Solanki Hindu (Maru-Gurjara)

Jewel-box stepwell (1022–1063 CE) built by Queen Udayamati in memory of Bhima I, 64 m long with seven descending galleries and 500+ principal sculptures.

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇮🇳 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.