- Vesara style emerged during Chalunkyan Rulers.
- It is a hybrid temple architecture with features of both Nagara and Dravidian style of temple architecture.
- Mainly found in Deccan and Central India regions.
- Though the trend of Vesara Style of temples started by Chalukyan Rulers, it flourished during Rashtrakutas Period.
- The main important feature of the Vesara Style is that they have Northern Indian Style (Nagara Style) of Shikhara, and the Mandap was designed in Southern Indian Style (Dravidian Style).
- In the Vesara Style of temples Shikhara (top of the temple) and Mandap (main shrine) are joint by the Antarala. So, the temples do not have ambulatory passageways around Sanctum Sanctorum.
- Examples- Ladkhan Temple at Aihole, Temples at Badami.
