Temples of South IndiaPublications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Sep 15, 2017 To a tourist, India south of the Vindhyas gives an impression of land of temples. This book discusses at length the construction and architectural uniqueness of the ancient temples in South India. It describes the various periods and styles of architecture of South Indian temples. |
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17th century Aihole ancient artistic Badami beautiful belonging Belur bracket Brahmanical Buddhist builders built capital cave ceilings cella Chaitya Chaitya hall Chalukyan style Chalukyan temples Chennakesava Temple Chidambaram Chola construction cornice deity District doorways Dravidian style Dravidian temples Durga dynasty early Chalukyan elaborately carved Ellora enclosed enclosure examples exquisite exterior figure-sculptures Gangaikondacholapuram gateway gopuram group of temples Halebid Hampi hill Hindu Hoysala Hoysala temples Hoysaleswara Temple influence Jain Kailasa Kailasa temple Kailasanatha temple Kanchipuram Kerala Kesava temple later Chalukyan Madurai main shrine Mamallapuram mandapas massive Meenakshi Temple metres metres high metres wide monolithic monuments motif moulded Mysore Narasimha niches ornamented ornate Pallava Pandyas Pattadakal period pilasters pillared hall pillared pavilion pyramidal Ratha rectangular resembling roof sanctuary sculptured panels shaft sikhara Siva Somanathapur South India square Srirangam stone structure Tamil Tanjore temple architecture temple consists temple-building tiers tower tradition typical vertical viharas Vijayanagar vimana Virupaksha temple Vishnu Vithala walls