Śaiva Monuments at Pattadakal — cover

Śaiva Monuments at Pattadakal

Volume I: Narratives and Architectural Drawings

Vasundhara Filliozat and Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat

2026513 pagesISBN 978-81-985025-1-3

Published by Tattva Heritage Foundation

Situated on the banks of the Malaprabha River, Pattadakal—a UNESCO World Heritage site—is celebrated as one of the earliest and finest exemplars of monumental Hindu temple architecture. In these two volumes, Vasundhara and Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat offer a definitive study of the site’s Śaiva temples, combining deep scholarship with meticulous architectural analysis and rich visual documentation.

A large volume (146 MB): reading online can take a minute or two to start.