Tuesday Dec 03, 2024

Kalgi Malliakarjun Temple, Karnataka

Address

Kalgi Malliakarjun Temple Kalgi road, Kalgi Karnataka 585312

Diety

Malliakarjun

Introduction

The present; kalagi” known as “Kaluge” in an ancient inscriptions; is 40 kms away from Kalaburagi. It has a temple complex of Chalukyan period. Kalagi was popularly known then as the garden of temples Kalgi is a village in Chittapur taluk, Gulbarga district. It is about 35 kilometers east of Gulbarga city near the Telangana-Karnataka border Kalgi village was once much bigger and a major Deccan city in and before the Western Chalukya era, The Mallikarjuna temples are located amidst the village habitation. They consist of a garbhagriha, sabhamantapa and mukhmantapa. The Mallikarjuna temples are being used as agricultural storages by locals. This temple is completely ruins. Most of the temples have lost their shikharas, probably because of their dilapidated condition or due to human vandalism.

Century/Period/Age

13th century A.D.

Managed By

Archeological survey of India.

Nearest Bus Station

Kalgi

Nearest Railway Station

Gulbarga

Nearest Airport

Hyderabad

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