Menon, Srikumar M
(2017)
Temples of Memory: the Bhutnath Temple Environs at
Badami as a Commemorative Landscape.
Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 5.
pp. 576-605.
| Abstract: |
Badami, along with Aihole, Pattadakal and some other sites in and around the valley of the
River Malaprabha in Bagalkot District of Karnataka, contain some of the earliest temples built in stone of
southern India, beginning with the constructions of the Early Chalukyan dynasty, which ruled from
Badami (ancient Vatapi) during the 6th to 8th centuries CE. However, the history of construction of
monuments in stone go back much farther in time, as evidenced by the large number of megalithic
monuments that are distributed at several sites in the Malaprabha Valley. In continuation of our earlier
work which argues that the Chalukyas and their successors were continuing the tradition of
commemoration exemplified by the megaliths into later monumental architecture – ranging from temples
to miniature shrines to other forms of commemoration, this paper examines the immediate landscape
around the Bhutnath Temple at Badami and interpret it as a memorial landscape with various forms of
commemorative structures. |
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Journal Paper
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| Keywords: |
Badami, Badami Chalukyas, Megaliths, Early Temple Architecture,
Bhutnath Temple, Boulder Memorials, Commemorative Traditions |
| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Heritage Studies
Programmes > Heritage Science and Society Programme |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
01 Mar 2018 05:23 |
| Last Modified: |
06 Mar 2018 06:58 |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1461 |
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