Photo Essay
Featuring photos from Beluru Halebidu Road, Halebidu, Beluru taluk, Hassan, Karnataka, 573121, India, Hoysaleswara Temple, SH21, Halebidu, Beluru taluk, Hassan, Karnataka, 573121, India.
Beauty in Ruins: The Broken Charge of Halebidu
Hoysaleswara Temple: Unfinished Exterior, Full View
Hoysaleswara Temple: Interior Mandapa and Lathe-Turned Pillars
The Cavalry Row (Ashvathara): A Study in Speed
The Divine Ensemble: Musicians and Dancers
Hoysaleswara Temple: Sculptural Frieze, Upper Register
Hoysaleswara Temple: Full-Height Adhisthana View
Hoysaleswara Temple Complex: Twin Shrines Overview
Hoysaleswara Temple: Entrance and Courtyard View
Hoysaleswara Temple: Outer Wall and Stellate Plan
Hoysaleswara Temple: Narrative Panel with Figures
The Kiratarjuniya: Arjuna’s Duel with Lord Shiva
Battle of Kurukshetra: Arjuna vs. Karna
Bhima Slaying Bhagadatta’s Elephant
The Adhisthana: Layered Narratives of the Temple Base
Hoysaleswara Temple: Nandi Bull in the Courtyard
Hoysaleswara Temple: Detail of the Outer Wall Friezes
Hoysaleswara Temple: West-Facing Exterior, 2016
Hoysaleswara Temple: Sculptural Figures in an Upper Panel
Hoysaleswara Temple: Interior Pillar Detail, 2019
Hoysaleswara Temple: Carved Deity Figure on Outer Wall
Hoysaleswara Temple: The Nandi Mandapa
Hoysaleswara Temple: Outer Wall Profile, 2016
Hoysaleswara Temple: Carved Wall Section Showing Frieze Sequence
Hoysala architecture photo guide — adhisthana layers, Kiratarjuniya frieze, madanikas at Belur, Belur vs Halebidu, soapstone carving.
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