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The Lad Khan Aihole temple is one of the earliest surviving Chalukya temples from the 5th and 6th centuries. It features a square plan structure with a flat roof, an unusual design since later Indian temples developed curvilinear or pyramidal towers. Nearby is the Ravanaphadi Cave, a 6th century rock cut Shiva cave with a massive dancing Shiva panel and a fine 10 armed Mahishasuramardini on the outer face. Both illustrate different strands of early Chalukya experimentation central to Aihole history.
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The unusual flat roofed square plan structure is one of the earliest surviving Chalukya temples and a prototype never repeated in later architecture.
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A massive 6th century dancing Shiva (Nataraja) carved inside the Ravanaphadi cave is one of the earliest images of the form.