Download or read book Architectural Wonder AIHOLE The Early Western Chalukyas written by Sainath Reddappa and published by Sainath Reddappa. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete guide book to monuments at Aihole, a site with the rich architecture of the early western Chalukyas. Aihole “The Cradle of Indian Architecture” once known as Aryapura is considered to be the first settlement of the Chalukyas. The present Aihole is popular for remains of Early Western Chalukyas. This village is rich with monuments of varied Architecture and is scattered all over the village. The major attraction here are the temples in the "Central Site of Monuments" an enclosure housing remains of earliest temples. There are also other temples and caves found around the central site.