cave temple of elephanta are dedicated to lord shiva.
cave temple of elephanta are dedicated to lord shiva.
cave temple of elephanta are dedicated to which god?
lord shiva
another ancient temple is the gavi gangadhareshwara temple, in the chola style of architecture, which is a protected monument under the karnataka ancient and historical monuments, and archaeological sites and remains act 1961. it is a cave temple dedicated to lord shiva. it is one of the best architectural monuments depicting a monolithic idol of lord shiva made of granite, a rare idol of agni, the god of fire and monolithic exquisitely carved four pillars inside the cave. the cave temple is also stated to be a fine piece of indian rock-cut architecture of the 9th century. in the 16th century, kempe gowdas added grandeur to the temple by building the frontage to the cave temple with gopuras (towers), large tridents, discs known as suryapana and chandrapana representing the sun and the moon, a damaru (drum) and two fans (all pictured in the gallery).
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the hulimave cave temple, also known as the hulimavu shiva cave temple or simply the cave temple, is located in hulimavu, bannerghatta road, karnataka, very close to the bgs national public school. the cave temple is administered by the sri sri bala gangadaraswami mutt. it is stated that a saint sri ramanand swamiji did tapas in the cave for many years and his samadhi is also found inside.
hulimavu cave temple