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A Dravidian architecture style pillar in Airavatesvara temple, Darasuram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. Temple building received great impetus from the conquests and the genius of Aditya I Parantaka I, Sundara Chola, Rajaraja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola I. Rajendra Chola 1 built the Rajaraja Temple at Thanjur after his own name.
Pallava architecture was sub-divided into two phases: the rock cut phase and the structural phase. The rock cut phase lasted from the 610 AD to 668 AD and consisted of two groups of monuments, the Mahendra group and the Mamalla group. The Mahendra group is the name given to monuments constructed during the reign of Mahendravarman I (610 AD- 630 ...
The central shrine housing the lingam features a flat-roofed mandapa supported by 16 pillars, and a Dravidian shikhara. [1] The shrine – complete with pillars, windows, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, and an enormous stone lingam at its heart – is carved with niches, plasters, windows as well as images of deities, maithuna (erotic ...
It is distinctively Dravidian, and according to Brown, owing to its features, Hoysala architecture qualifies as an independent style. [52] While the Hoysalas introduced innovative features into their architecture, they also borrowed features from earlier builders of Karnata like the Kadambas, Western Chalukyas.
Key features of Pandyan architecture include the vimanas, mandapas, and the gopuras. [3] The vimana is the structure above and around the main shrine and is the area where the deities are present. [1] The vimana can be single or multi storied, depending on how many deities the temple contains. [31]
The Annamalaiyar Temple in Thiruvannaamalai, India, an ideal example of Dravidian Architecture. The temple structure resembles the human body with all its subtleties. [3] [4] The five walls encircling one another are the koshas (sheaths) of human existence. [5] The outermost is the Annamaya kosha, symbolizing the material body. [5]
The period of the imperial Cholas (c. 850 CE – 1250 CE) in South India was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of Chola art and architecture.They utilised the wealth earned through their extensive conquests in building long-lasting stone temples and exquisite bronze sculptures, in an almost exclusively Dravidian cultural setting.
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