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[[File:Gadag Trikuteshwara temple complex 3.JPG|right|thumb|Saraswati temple at Trikuteshwara temple complex [[Gadag]], [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
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[[File:Gadag Trikuteshwara temple complex 4.JPG|thumb|right|Saraswati temple at Trikuteshwara temple complex [[Gadag]], [[Karnataka]]]]<br />
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'''Trikuteshwara temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]]. The carved temple<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.templenet.com/Karnataka/trikgada.html|title=Trikuteshwara Temple at Gadag near Dharwar(Karnataka)|access-date=2008-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEhJBfbhTAAC&q=Gadag+trikuteshwara+temple+history&pg=PA266|title=South India by David Abram, Rough Guides (Firm), Nick Edwards, Mike Ford, Devdan Sen, Beth Wooldridge |isbn=9781843531036 |access-date=2009-03-17 |last1=Abram |first1=David |last2=(Firm) |first2=Rough Guides |last3=Edwards |first3=Nick |year=2003 }}</ref> is in the town of [[Gadag]], 50&nbsp;km southeast of [[Hubli-Dharwad]], in [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is dedicated to [[Shiva]] and has three [[linga]]s mounted on the same stone. There is a shrine dedicated to [[Saraswati|Saraswathi]] in this temple and it has carved columns.<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
This temple architecture was planned by the architect [[Amarashilpi Jakanachari|Amara Shilpi Jakanachari]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} The Badami Chalukyas were exponents of early architectural achievements in Deccan. [[Aihole]], [[Badami]] and [[Pattadakal]] were their centers of art. They were succeeded by the [[Rashtrakuta]]s and the [[Kalyani Chalukyas]].<br />
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The temple has ornate pillars with intricate sculpture. The sanctum enshrines three Shivalingas. The temple has chiseled stone screens and carved figurines. There is a shrine to Saraswati within the Trikuteshwara temple complex, with exquisite stone columns.<br />
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Inclined slabs that serve as balcony seats are decorated with figurative panels and are overhung by steeply angled eaves. Inside the hall, the columns have figures arranged in shallow niches. The east sanctorum has three lingas representing Brahma, Maheshwara and Vishnu; the one to the south is dedicated to the goddess Saraswati.<br />
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Just by the side is another temple dedicated to three devis &mdash; Saraswathi, Gayathri and Sharada. Only the statues are in a new style; the temple is in old architecture.<br />
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==History==<br />
The temple dates back{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} to the [[Kalyani Chalukyas]] who ruled this region from around 1050 to 1200 CE, during which time about 50 temples were built.<br />
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Saraswathi temple has been vandalised in the early age and hence pooja is not offered here. But the architecture is exists.<br />
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[[File:Trikuteshwara temple complex 1.1.JPG|right|thumb|Trikuteshwara temple complex]]<br />
[[File:Trikuteshwara well.JPG|thumb|Well at Trikuteshwara Temple, Gadag]]<br />
A number of late [[Chalukya]] monuments (11th-12th centuries) in the city indicate its historic past. Other temples in [[Gadag]] are those dedicated to Someshwara and Veera Narayana. In the middle of the city stands the Someshvara Temple. Though abandoned and now in a dilapidated state, its intricate carvings are preserved. The doorways to the hall have densely carved figures and foliation.<br />
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==Temple gallery==<br />
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Image:Pillars at Sarasvati Temple in Gadag.JPG | [[Gadag]] architectural style: Ornate pillars at Sarasvati Temple, Trikuteshwara temple complex at [[Gadag]]<br />
Image:Ornate pillars in the Saraswati temple at Gadag.jpg | Ornate pillars at Saraswati temple in [[Gadag]] city, [[Karnataka]]<br />
Image:Gadag Trikuteshwara temple complex 6.JPG | Saraswati temple at Trikuteshwara temple complex [[Gadag]], [[North Karnataka]]<br />
Image:Gadag Trikuteshwara temple complex 2.JPG | Trikuteshwara temple, [[Gadag]], [[North Karnataka]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[North Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Tourism in North Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)]]<br />
* [[Dambal]]<br />
* [[Lakkundi]]<br />
* [[Annigeri]]<br />
* [[Sudi]]<br />
* [[Gadag]]<br />
* [[Hubli]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Trikuteshwara+Temple/@15.4244977,75.624557,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bb8f95de03e00b3:0xc5bede5ebacf6e41!8m2!3d15.4244977!4d75.6267457 Google Maps]<br />
*http://www.indiantemples.com/Karnataka/trikgada.html<br />
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