[3] The Bhutanatha main group (700–725 CE) is the older set of Hindu shrines to the east of the Agastya Teertha.

It has a gudha-mandapa with four massive central pillars (partly octagonal, cubical and rounded on a lathe).

[4] The image niches on the wall of the shrine and the hall are now empty though some decorative elements like makharas (mythical beast) with long tails still remain.

A notable feature here is the inscription on the outer wall of the temple, which announces a gift from a Paingara family to the Sridharbuteswara (likely an epithet of the deity).

[4] To the north of the main temple is a small shrine which, proposed Henry Cousens in 1923, was originally consecrated for Vishnu.

These open to the south and are marked by their notable pyramidal superstructure in the 11th to 12th century phamsana Nagara style.

All temples in this group have simpler walls, angled eaves over the open mantapa (hall).