Stairs leading up to the Buddhist temple on the side of Meguti Hill |
The town of Aihole from the Buddhist Temple |
The town of Aihole from the Buddhist Temple |
Durga Temple and the Guari Temple in Aihole Town |
Aloha home with a large veranda seen from Meguti Hill |
Meguti Hill Two-storeyed Buddhist Temple |
Empty chamber of the Buddhist Temple |
Meguti Hill Two-storeyed Buddhist Temple |
Meguti Hill Two-storeyed Buddhist Temple |
Headless Buddha missing an arm at the Meguti Hill Buddhist Temple |
Fortress-like new construction in Aihole Town, Karnataka |
Jain Temple on top of Meguti Hill, Aihole, Karnataka |
Open porch of the 7th C. Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
7th C. Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Earlier remains dating to the 2nd-1st Millenia BC can also be found on Meguti Hill |
Fortifications on Meguti Hill, Aihole, Karnatka |
Outlying temple south of Meguti Hill |
Part of Aihole Tower southwest of Meguti Hill |
Aihole, Karnataka |
Aihole Town is interspersed with temples dating back over 1000 years |
Aihole, Karnataka |
Hucchappayyamatha Temple |
View of Aihole from Meguti Hill |
Corner tower, Meguti Hill, Aihole |
Fortress-like new construction in Aihole Town, Karnataka |
Aihole and the northern temple groups in the distance |
Caving on a loose slab at the Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Tirthankara with chauri-bearing attendants, Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Tirthankara with chauri-bearing attendants, Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Jain Temple, Meguti Hill, Aihole |
Carved figures on the east side of the Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Carved figures around the Jain Temple, Meguti Hill |
Elephants and human figures surround the outside of the Jain Temple |
Exterior carving, Jain Temple, Meguti Hill, Aihole |
Jain Temple, Meguti Hill, Aihole |
Descending Meguti Hills by the stairs on the west side |
Jain cave temple carved into the south side of Meguti Hill |
Jain Cave Temple - late 6th to early 7th C. AD |
Vestibule, Jain Cave Temple, Meguti Hill |
Parshvanatha with female attendants, Aihole |
Parshvanatha, Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Bahubali with female attendants, Aihole |
Bahubali, Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Interior of the Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple, Aihole |
Guardian figure, Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Guardian figures flanking the inner temple |
Guardian holding a lotus |
Guardian holding a lotus |
Enthroned Jina, Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Central figure of the Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple, Aihole |
Enthroned Jina, Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple |
Meguti Hill Jain Cave Temple, Aihole |