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Hi. Please be aware this is a featured article. Any edits you make to it should start with a discussion. Also, the content has to be properly sourced. The citation should include author, publisher, year, page number, ISBN and location of publication.Jugaari cross (talk) 17:17, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

This is to bring to your attention that you have been indiscriminately adding info the the Badami Chalukya article without a discussion. It is also clear you don't know that a Featured article is a summary article. Please call for a discussion first before editing a FA.Pied Hornbill (talk) 22:05, 29 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
I reverted your recent edits to this article because much of it was repeat info, such as genealogy templates. The piece on Koppesvara temple at Khedrapur was removed because it is a Seuna Yadava reconstruction (1213 AD, per Henry Cousens) over a pre-existing minor temple, although in Later Chalukya style. Let us keep this a summary article. Your earlier edits on cave temple excavations was new and interesting, so it was okay in the article. The Parvati temple is outside the architectural heartland and is a bit unique so that was okay too. User Mayasandra improved on your contributions. You may continue contributions but ensure you maintain FA standards. Thank you.Pied Hornbill (talk) 13:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

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