1 History & Culture · 1.2.9 Temples and architecture of Andhra
1.2.9.1 Early Andhra temples: Eastern Chalukya shrines, the Pancharamas and the Trilingas
Andhra's temple story runs from Vishnukundin rock-cut caves at Undavalli to the structural Shiva temples of the Eastern Chalukyas, above all the five Pancharamas, and to the three Trilinga shrines that gave the Telugu land one of its old names.
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- Undavalli caves
- Mogalrajapuram
- Bhairavakona
- Vishnukundins
- Eastern Chalukya temples
- Biccavolu
- Golingeswara
- Pancharamas
- Amararama
- Draksharama
- Kumararama
- Ksheerarama
- Somarama
- Chalukya Bhima I
- Chalukya Bhimavaram
- Samarlakota
- Trilinga
- Srisailam
- Kaleswaram
- Mallikarjuna
- Bhramaramba
- Manikyamba
- Vijayaditya II
- Yuddhamalla II
- Nedumbi Vasati
- Mukhalingam
- Srikurmam
- Arasavalli
- Simhachalam
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