. “Before we wrote our stories on paper, we carved them into stone.Temples are those pages that refused to burn, tear, or fade with time“ . Introduction: Temples That Read Like Storybooks . Over the last few years, I’ve been travelling through north Karnataka—Gadag, Lakkundi, Gokak, Hubli–Dharwad, Annigeri, Degaon, Amaragol, Unkal—looking closely at the old … Continue reading Stones That Still Speak: On the Western Chalukyan Temple Trail