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- 1. South Indian Architecture Raihanath KC Asst. Professor of History H.K.R.H COLLEGE
- 2. •HISTORY OF THE SOUTH INDIAN ARCHITECTUTRE BEGAN WITH PALLAVAS
- 3. • REACHED ITS ZENITH DURING THE CHOLAS
- 4. • ROCK CUT TEMPLES – 7TH C • STRUCTURTAL TEMPLES - 8TH AND 9TH C
- 8. • MAHABALIPURAM OR MAMALLAPURAM
- 9. • SEVEN RATHAS OF MAHABALIPURAM --MOST IMPORTANT PALLAVA ROCK CUT TEMPLE(NARASIMHAVARMAN -7TH C) • 1)GANESH • 2)DRAUPATI • 3)DHARMAPUTRA • 4)BHIMA • 5)ARJUNA • 6)NAKULA • 7)SAHADEVA
- 12. • SOLID ROCK • MANDAPAS • PILLARED ROCK • FIRST PHASE PALLAVA ARCHITECTURE ARE MODELLED ON THE BHUDDIST VIHARAS OR MONASTERIES • DHARMAPUTRA OR DHARMARAJA RATHA –LARGEST • DRAUPATHI RATHA - SMALLEST AND MOST ELEGANT
- 13. • RATHAS HAVE AROUND THEM IMAGES OF LION ,ELEPHENTS AND BULLS CARVED ON ROCKS AS SYMBOLS OF DURGA,INDRAAND SHIVA RESPECTIVELY
- 14. • KAILASANATHA TEMPLE IS THE LARGEST – STRUCTURAL TEMPLES • VAIKUNTA PERUMAL TEMPLE-KANCHI • SHORE TEMPLE AT MAHABALIPURAM (NARASIMHAVARMAN II) - the courtyard is surrounded by number of NANDIS - outer walls separated by LION figures
- 17. CHOLAS
- 18. • REACHED ITS ZENITH(9TH AND 13TH C) • DRAVIDIAN OR SOUTH INDIAN STYLE • CONSTRUCTION OF NUMBER OF STOREYS ABOVE THE MAIN DEITY ROOM OR GARBHAGRIHAM (5-7) • THE TYPICAL STYLE OF THESE STOREYS IS CALLED VIMANA STYLE • PILLARED HALL CALLED MANDAPA • LOFTY GATES CALLED GOPURAMS
- 19. TANJORE OR THANJAVUR • BRIHADESWARA OR RAJARAJESHWARA TEMPLE(SHIVA TEMPLE) - GODS AND GODDESSES - NANDIS (LARGEST IN SOUTH INDIA) - GOPURAM ON THE ENTRANCE - ASHTADHIKPALAKAS OR THE GUARDIANS OF DIRECTIONS- INDRA,AGNI,YAMA,NIRTI, VARUNA, VAYU,KUBERA
- 23. GANGAIKONDA CHOLAPURAM • CAPITAL OF CHOLAS IN 11TH C(RAJENRA CHOLA) • EASTERN ENTRANCE CALLED MAHADUVAR • VIMANA IS RELATIVELY LOW BUILDING • WELL CALLED SIMHAKENI OR LION WELL • NANDI
- 24. VIJAYA NAGAR – HUMBI RUINS
- 25. VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE COMPLEX • GOPURAMS • MONOLITHIC STATUE –NANDI VITTALA TEMPLE • -RATHA SITUATED INFRONT OF IT • - MUSICAL PILLARS • - HAZARA RAMA TEMPLE QUEENS BATH OR PUSHKARANI
- 29. BHAHMANI OR GOLGUMBAS • JAMI MASJID 1367 AT GULBARGA • MADRASA – MAHMUD GAWAN • GOL GUMBAS – MUSOLIUM OF MUHAMMED ADIL SHAH - LOCATED IN BIJAPURE, COMPLETED IN 1656 - - ARCHITECT – YAQUT OF DABUL - WORD MEANING – CERCULAR DOME - CUBE , DOME,SEVEN STOREYS,WHISPERING GALLERY,
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