Adisthana - the decorative raised platform on which a temple is built. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/994/a-visual-glossary-of-hindu-architecture/ #History #Aihole #Architecture #Bhubaneswar

Hindu Architecture evolved over the centuries from simple rock-cut cave shrines to massive and ornate temples which spread across the Indian sub-continent and beyond, forming a canonical style which is still adhered to today in modern Hindu temples across the globe. https://www.worldhistory.org/Hindu_Architecture/ #History #Aihole #Architecture #Bhubaneswar

Brahma is the Hindu creator god. He is also known as the Grandfather and as a later equivalent of Prajapati, the primeval first god. In early Hindu sources such as the Mahabharata, Brahma is supreme in the triad of great Hindu gods which includes Shiva and Vishnu.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Brahma/ #Agni #Aihole #BaghavadGita #History