About the Book: Kalamukha Temples Of Karnataka Art and Cultural Legacy
The Kalamukha temples in Karnataka are associated with the Lakulashaiva movement
especially the beliefs and practices of the Kalamukha Shaivites and the
jakkanacari style of temples in Karnataka. This volume is a study of two of the
best examples of Kalamukha shrines in the region. It focuses on the
Somanatheshvara temple at Haralahalli and Kadambeshvara temple at Rattihalli,
splendid examples of conversion of single-cell shrines into triple sancta. With
numrous illustrations of the temples including their plans and sculptures and
referring to and quoting from the Agamas, the Puranas and other ancient works,
it studies the architecture