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DescriptionKolanupaka museum .jpg	Kolanupaka museum: Kolanupaka museum: Kolanupaka was the second capital of the Kalyani Chalukyas during the 11th century. During this period, the village was a great religious centre of Jains, and ranks among the other great Jain centers of South India. famous for the ancient 2000-year old Jain temple of Mahavira, with a 1.5 meter high statue of Mahavira. The Site Museum, Kolanupaka is situated in the temple complex of Someswara Swamy temple, Kolanupaka, close to the great Jain temple. Some of the important sculptures here are that of Mahavira, Matsyavallabha, Chamundi, Nandi, ranging from 6th to 16th Century AD. The Department of Archaeology and Museums has established a sculptural gallery here which exhibits artefacts gathered from the various historical monuments in Kolanupaka. Artefacts from both the Chalukya and Kakatiya styles are displayed here in the museum. The museum has more than 100 images and is considered to be a great site where research scholars in the field of sculpture and calligraphy can explore Chalukya and Kakatiya periods in-depth.
Date	16 May 2018 (according to Exif data)
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Author	Adbh266

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