Recently i went for trip to Hampi, Badami. Virupaksha Temple in Badami had a info saying the temple has been built on the victory of Chalukyas and the temple is based on the one in Kancheepuram. Can anyone flow some light on this ???
The virupaksha temple is not exactly in badami. It is in patthadakkal. The trio badami - patthadakkal - aihole - capture the essense of chalukyan art.
Vikramaditya - during the weaker period of young nandhivarma pallavamalla - invaded kanchi, obviously with the intention to destroy it. But the beauty of kanchi overthrew his vengence and he proudly claims that "while pallavas came to our land and destroyed everything, the great vikramaditya gave more grants to kailasanatha temple". He took some sculptors from kanchi to his place. His wife built the virupaksha temple to celebrate the south indian victory of her hubby with the help of the sculptors
But did pallavas really destroy vatapi as popularly believed ? May be yes, but the wonderful sculptures and temples that existed in vatapi were left untouched. Therein lies the greatness of south indian kings. No one dares to touch temples.
The case is very different when islamic invaders ransacked tamilnadu - the entire social fabric was torn apart - many temple sculptures mutilated and destroyed
narashimma pallava is brought only vaadabi ganesh which is taken by pulikesi group during his fathers time.
presently that vaadabi ganesh is at puri temple , installed by the king puroshatma deva from kanchi during the famous incident of kanchi kaveri in 1487.
that time kanchi king was saluva narashima, her daughter padmavadhi only married to purshothama deva of suryavamshi dynasty.