The Good, Bad & the Ugly: Ancient Naganatha Temple. Draw your own conclusions ! Lakkundi, Karnataka.

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Naganatha Templeis presently dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Lakkundi Village near Gadag Town in Gadag District of Karnataka. This temple is located in the north-west of Lakkundi and was originally dedicated to Parshwanatha who is represented over the shrine doorway with a snake hood over him. It is known as the Naganatha temple as it has been used as a Naga temple because of the carving of the snake over the Jain figure.
This Temple is almost attached to the neighbourhood houses. It is sad almost this beautiful temple is hidden between just few feet from the houses. Intricate stone works can be seen inside the temple. It is currently protected monument in Archaeological Survey of India, under the jurisdiction of Dharwad Circle.
The Temple is located at about 500 meters from Lakkundi Bus Stop.#templesofancientindia
This temple is located in the north-west of Lakkundi and was originally dedicated to Parshwanatha who isrepresented over the shrine doorway with a snake hood over him. It consists of a front porch, a closedmandapa, antarala and garbhagriha. Porch is supported on two front pillars.
Mandapa doorway lintel has Gaja-Lakshmi. Mandapa is supported on four central pillars. Garbhagriha has Parshwanatha on its Lalatabimba.Inside the garbhagriha, the snake canopy and pedestal of the original image is remained however a Shivalinga is placed over this pedestal.
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