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title: Durga Temple, Aihole
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbera
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3966/durga-temple-aihole/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2015-06-27
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# Durga Temple, Aihole
_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbera_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3966.jpg)
## Image Caption
The 8th century CE Durga [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at [Aihole](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aihole/), Karnataka, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). It is richly decorated with architectural [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) such as figures of Durga and [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/).
## Cite This Work
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