Contents: I. Historical Outline: 1. Early Chalukyas--extent of Chalukyan territory--Chalukyan records--Meguti temple inscription--Jayasimha I. 2. Pulikesin I. 3. Kirtivarman I. 4. Mangalesa--Mahakutesvara column--Pulikesin II. 5. Vikramaditya I. 6. Vijayaditya-Vikramaditya II. 7. Kirtivarman II. II. Rashtrakutas: 1. Dantidurga--the Elura caves--Krishna I. 2. Dhruva--Amoghavarsha--Krishna II. 3. Jagatunga--the capital, Manyakheta. 4. Western Chalukyas--Taila II. 5. somesvara I. 6. The capital, Kalyana--Jaina temples destroyed--Vikramaditya VI. 7. Buddhist viharas at Dambal--Hoysala incursion--Vijnanesvara--Somesvara III. 8. Jagadekamalla II. 9. Taila III. 10. Bijjala. 11. Kalachuris--rise of the lingayats--Somesvara--sankama--Somesvara IV. (Chalukya). 12. Hoysalas--Vinayaditya--Vishnuvardana--Ballala II. 13. Narasimha II. 14. Yadavas of Devagiri--Bhillama--Jaitugi--Singhana II. 15. Ramchandra--advent of the Muhammadans. 16. Great Feudatory families--Silaharas of the Konkan--rattas of Saundatti--Kadambas--Sindas of Yelburga.
II. Introductory Note on Chalukyan Architecture Early Temples: 1. Aihole--temple of meguti--temple of Lad Khan--Kont-Gudi--Sarang-Gudi-Durga temple--temple in field No. 270. 2. Temple in field No. 268. 3. Two old temples in the village--five old shrines near Lad Khan's temple--temple at junction of river--miscellaneous temples. 4. Mahakutesvara--Mahakutesvara--Mallikarjuna. 5. Badami--description of the town--Malegitti-Sivalaya--Bhutanatha group--Lakulisa temple-- Odd sculpture--temples on the north side of tank. 6. Pattadakal--Sangamesvara--temples of the queens of Vikramaditya II. 7. Virupaksha--comparison between Virupaksha and Kailasa at Elura--Mallikarjuna--Papanatha--old Jaina temple--Lokapalesvara--Kasivisvanatha--Galagnatha--Kadsiddhesvara--Jambhulinga--Chandrasikhara. 8. Kukkanur--Navalinga temple--Kallesvara. III. Later Temples: 1. Lakkundi--The Jaina temple--other Jaina temples--Kasivisvesvara--Nannesvara. 2. Chaudadampur--Muktesvara. 3. Haveri--Siddhesvara. 4. Niralgi--Siddharamesvara. 5. Haralhalli--Somesvara. 6. Galagnath--Galagesvara. 7. Hangal--Tarakesvara--Ganapati. 8. Harihar--Harihara. 9. Bankapur--Arvattukhambada. 10. Kundgol--Sambhulinga. 11. Tilivalli--Santesvara. 12. Anavatti--Kaithabesvara. 13. Ittagi--Mahadeva. 14. Kuruvatti--Mallikarjuna.
15. Rattehalli--Kadambesvara. 16. Balagamve--Kedaresvara--Tripurantaka--Pancha-Linga. 17. Gadag--Trikutesvara--Sarasvati--Somesvara--Ramesvara. 18. Dambai--Dodda Basappa. 19. Unkal--Chandramaulesvara. 20. Balambid--Kallesvara. 21. Degamve--Kalla--Gudi. 22. Belgaum--Old temples in the fort. 23. Gokak Falls--Old temples. 24. Gersappa--Old site and rumed temples--Chaturmukha-Basti. 25. Banavasi--Madhukesvara. 26. Bilgi--Parsvanatha. 27. Hubli- Bhavanisankara. 28. Arasibidi--Old site and Jaina temples. 29. Khedrapur--Koppesvara. IV. Kanara Temples: 1. Bhatkal--Chandranathesvara--Ketapai Narayana Devasthana--Joshi Samkara Narayana Devasthana--Santappa Nayak Tirumal Devasthana--Adike Narayana Devasthana--Reghunatha Devasthana. 2. Hadavlli--Chandranatha Svami Basti--Gundin Basti. 3. Rude stone monuments--Dolmens at aihole--at Pattadakal--at motebennur--at Konnur--stone circle at rane-bennur. 4. Inscribed tablets and memorial stones: Inscribed tablets--viragals or memorial stones--memorial stones at betgere--at borivali--at Murdesvara. 5. Objects of Fetish Worship and Sati stones. 6. Columns--At Pattadakal--at Mahakutesvara--at Kukkanur--at Balagamve--at Bijapur--at Bhatkal. 7. Zodiacal stones. 8. Miscellaneous objects: Adaragunchi image--Ganjigatti ceiling--Naraspur windows--Dharwar slabs--Aminbhavi Jaina image. Glossary.
