The Art and Architecture of the Kākatīyas

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Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 1999 - Architecture - 192 pages
The book for the first attempts to embody a comprehensive study on the architecture and art of the kakatiyas, a medieval kingdom of south India. The existing historiography on the kakatiyas only reveal the political and economical conditions of the period. Elaborate discussions are made in the book on the vertical axis of the temple such as Upapeetha, Adhisthana, Padavarga, Prasthara and Vimanas with their typo-technological aspects. The book corroborates texts and traditions of the kakatiyas period in building activity along with explanation on terminology on terminology which facilities the readers.

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Chapter IIPlans of the Kakatiya Temples
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