The nagara style temples use a curvilinear tower over a shrine which has a square plan, and is capped by a ribbed stone.

The Mahakuta Pillar inscription,[7] dated variously between 595–602 CE records a grant made by Durlabhadevi, a queen of Pulakeshin I (the father of king Mangalesha).

The queen supplemented an earlier grant with an endowment of ten villages, including Pattadakal and Aihole to god Mahkuteshvara Natha.

In addition, the inscription provides important information about the Chalukyan lineage, their military expeditions, their conquests and early monuments.

It describes a grant of rubies and a silver umbrella to the deity Mahakuteshvara in addition to a piece of land.