Pattadakal fu uno dei grandi centri della dinastia dei Chalukaya, che regnarono sul Deccan nel Medioevo. I Chalukaya fecero costruire numerosissimi templi, di grande bellezza.
Pattadakal, which miraculously survived destruction, is an example of the “Temple Cities” of medieval India. It is also known as the place that well-demonstrates the co-existence of northern and southern temple styles.