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Galaganatha Galageshwara Temple
ગાલગનાથ ગાલગેશ્વર દેવાલાય
Haveri, Karnataka
Kalyani Chalukya (11th century CE)VesaraHindu (Shaiva)ASI-protectedAI Compiled
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Galaganatha Galageshwara Temple on the Tungabhadra River in Haveri district is an 11th-century Kalyani Chalukya Vesara temple featuring a remarkably steep, multi-tiered curvilinear shikhara rising over a star-shaped base.
Dedicated to Shiva, its riverfront setting and well-preserved outer wall friezes make it a textbook subject of Chalukyan architectural studies.