Indian Temple History and Records

This is an assorted collection of photographs, oral histories, and documents pertaining to the study of ordinary and great temples of India. It is provided as a resource for researchers to study personal and family history of names, places, and traditions.

Included are documents from temple bulletins, commemorative volumes, and photographs taken by devotees and archeologists.

Table of Contents

• Abandoned Temple, Perhaps Period of Ikkeri Nayakas
• Amriteshwara Temple Complex
• Carved Pillar of a Lingayat Temple
• Carved Wooden Pillar
• Copper-plates of Goa
• Cradle Ceremony for Krishna
• Decorated Krishna
• Detail from a Painted Wooden Panel
• Dwarakanath Swamiji
• Dying Vali on Tara's Lap
• The Elephant in Must; On the Right is Shown the Tamed Elephant
• Goddess Bhadrakali, Gokarn
• Goddess Mahamaya of Ankola
• Goddess Mahamaya
• A Goddess of Sex Ritual
• Huge Drums Donated by Tippu Sultan
• Icon of Garuda
• Idol of Goddess Banashankari
• Kolaramma Temple Plaque
• Letterings Below a Hoysala Sculpture
• Lord Venkataramana Swamy
• Narasimha (Half-man, Half-lion) in a Yogic Stance
• Pontiff of a Konkani Sect
• Ramayana Scenes from Khetapai Temple
• Roman Glazed Tiles with Bull Emblem in Hindu a Temple, Goa
• Sculptures of Cheluvanarayana Temple
• Shri Marikamba Temple
• Sign Says "Since 1930 We have Stopped Butchering Bufalo"
• The Six Faced Deity Riding a Peacock
• Sri Marikamba Devi, Sirsi
• Tribal Deities
• Two Headed Bird Ganda-berunda
• A Typical Temple on Konkan Coast
• Wooden Pillar Carvings

Pictures of Idols, dDeities, and Temple Records

Abandoned Temple, Perhaps Period of Ikkeri Nayakas Town of Nagar, Shimoga District
	Amriteshwara Temple Complex Town of Tarikere
Carved Pillar of a Lingayat Temple The Village of Ulavi, Uttara Kannada District
	Carved Wooden Pillar The Village of Ulavi, Uttara Kannada District
Copper-plates of Goa From such records, the history of temples and families can be reconstructed.
	Cradle Ceremony for Krishna Detail from Amriteshwara Temple, Karnataka
Decorated Krishna Painting from the Paratagali Muth Collection
	Detail from a Painted Wooden Panel Ittigegud Temple, Mysore
Dwarakanath Swamiji Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa
	Dying Vali on Tara's Lap Sculpture from a temple near Mysore
The Elephant in Must; On the Right is Shown the Tamed Elephant Painting from a Jain Muth, Sravanabelagola
	Goddess Bhadrakali, Gokarn
Goddess Mahamaya of Ankola Idol of Laxminarayana Mahamayi Temple
	Goddess Mahamaya Sadashivagad near Karwar
A Goddess of Sex Ritual An ancient tantric icon dumped in the attic at Kolaramma temple, Kolar in Karnataka
	Huge Drums Donated by Tippu Sultan Yoga-Narasimha-Swamy Temple, Melkote
Icon of Garuda Srirangapattana Temple Artifact, Karnataka
	Idol of Goddess Banashankari Town of Badami, Karnataka
Kolaramma Temple Plaque
	Letterings Below a Hoysala Sculpture Signature of a Nuggehalli sculptor, Hasan District
Lord Venkataramana Swamy Manjuguni temple, Sirsi, Karnataka
	Narasimha (Half-man, Half-lion) in a Yogic Stance Detail from a 15th century sculpture, Melukote, Mandya District
Pontiff of a Konkani Sect Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa
	Ramayana Scenes from Khetapai Temple Mudabhatkal, Uttara Kannada
Roman Glazed Tiles with Bull Emblem in Hindu a Temple, Goa
	Sculptures of Cheluvanarayana Temple Town of Melkote
Sign Says "Since 1930 We have Stopped Butchering Bufalo" Markamba Temple, Sirsi
	The Six Faced Deity Riding a Peacock Sculpture of Shanmuga, Shankar Narayan Temple, Sonda
Sri Marikamba Devi, Sirsi
	Tribal Deities Unidentified Hindu dieties, Village of Gunavante, 1982
Two Headed Bird Ganda-berunda Detail from Garudasthambha temple pillar, Konkani Math, Goa
	A Typical Temple on Konkan Coast The village of Chitakuli, near Karwar
Wooden Pillar Carvings Mallikarjuna Temple, Cancone, Goa

See Also:

• Temples of India -- Detailed discussion on the history, and stylistics of some of the great temples of India.
• Great Temples of North India