LADH KHAN TEMPLE

PRESENTED BY:
M.THARANGINI,
M.THARANGINI,
JENNIFER
JENNIFER PAUL
PAUL
LAD KHAN TEMPLE,AIHOLE
 INTRODUCTION
•The Ladh khan Temple is also called as Chalukya
Shiva Temple.
•It is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
•Time period: 6th-12th century A.D

•It is one of the oldest Hindu temple,it is located in the

group of monuments at Aihole in the state of
karnataka,India.
•It is located to the south of
the Durga temple,Aihole.
 •Strange one- originally it is vaisnava temple, Later a
muslim prince lived there for short period , so the
temple is named as Ladh khan temple.
•Initially didn’t know how to build the temple ,but they
wanted a impressive structure.
•Craftsman came from sites of Ajanta were unaware of
how to construct stone structures that were free
standing.
•Village assembly hall – imitate
•This is how Ladh khan temple formed.
STRUCTURE

First attempt to made shikara

In this temple there is the signs of following early timber models.
This is seen for example in the construction of the roof of
the mandapa.
The temple consists of a shrine (garba griha) with a mandapa in
front of it, and a covered path for circumambulating the sanctuary.
 The  mukha mandapa  is situated in front of the sanctum and
consists of a set of 12 carved pillars.
The  sabha mandapa  leads to the mahamandapa and
the pillars are arranged to form two concentric
squares.
WALLS-The walls have floralpatterns on them.
WINDOWS- the windows have  lattice  work done in
the northern style.
 Facing the sanctum, a second smaller sanctum is
situated above the center of the hall whose outer walls
have many carved images.
Originally dedicated to Vishnu, now the main shrine
houses a Shiva Linga with a Nandi.
The temple was built in a Panchayatana style.
The special feature of this temple is that it starts with
a rectangular structure and ends with a square
structure.(PLAN)
Based on a wooden construction design, the square
and rectangular plan has a steep roof, which is an
adaptation of wooden styles in stone.
The maha mandapa is open to exterior by large
windows between the pillars. 
 The roof above the maha mandapa shows a turret as a
first version of the future forms of tower: shikharas in
north India and vimanas in the south.
FRONT VIEW
SIDE VIEW
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