Dr. Shivanagi Reddy on ALAMPUR AND EASTEN CHALUKYAN TEMPLES OF ANDHRA PRADESH.
ALAMPUR AND EASTEN CHALUKYAN TEMPLES OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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Rayappa Kasi Sangameswara Temple, UNESCO, Pattadakal, India
Sangameshwara temple, also called the Vijayeshvara temple, is a large, Dravida style east facing temple and immediately on the south side of the Chandrashekhara temple. The temple is dated to between 720 CE and 733 CE based on inscription and other evidence. It was left unfinished after its patron king Vijayaditya died in 734 CE, but work resumed intermittently in later centuries. The Badami Chalukyas reign saw other important Sangameshwara temples during their 543-757 CE reign, such as the one at KuDavelli and Alampur. The inscriptions found in this and other temples mention sponsor names from different centuries, some of them Hindu queens, suggesting early medieval era women were actively supporting the temple architecture and arts.
The temple is of imposing proportions with a crisp repeated square plan layout, though it is not the largest among the Pattadakal monuments. Its sanctum faces east for sunrise, housing a Shiva Linga. A Nandi faces the Linga sanctum to the east of the hall in front. The sanctum is surrounded by a covered pradakshina patha (circumambulatory path), the passageway lit by three carved windows. In front of the sanctum shrine is a vestibule with smaller shrines said to have been with Ganesha and Durga, but those images are now missing. Beyond the vestibule is a mandapa (hall space) with sixteen (4x4) massive pillars, which may have been added later.[
The vimana superstructure above the temple and the outer walls of the temple are well preserved. The superstructure over the sanctum is two tiered and crowned with a square kuta-sikhara and kalasha on the top. The temple walls show many devakostha (niches) with images of Vishnu and Shiva carved, some of which in different stages of completion. The temple is built on a raised moulded basement, with decorative friezes of elephant, yali and makara mythical creatures. Finely detailed friezes of ganas (playful dwarfs) run above the kapota (eaves), with the ganas shown as if struggling to hold the weight of the temple structure. The parapet displays hara (various kinds of string in Hindu temple texts). Included hara styles include karnakutas (square) and salas (oblong) that flow with the design below them and decorated with kudus.
The temple presents Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism themes. The Shaiva iconography carved in stone include dancing Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara (half Shiva, half Parvati as essential halves of each other), Shiva with Bhringi, Shiva spearing demon Andhaka and Lakulisha. The Vaishnava iconography include avatars of Vishnu such as Varaha lifting goddess earth (Bhudevi). The temple is archaeologically significant as parts of its foundation of its ruined hall were excavated between 1969 and 1971. It yielded evidence of a brick temple structure, leading to the proposal that the site had more ancient brick temple from possibly the 3rd century CE which was replaced with the Sangameshwara temple.
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Virupaksha Temple- Famous Temples in Hampi Archaeological Survey of India
Virupaksha Temple- Famous Temples in Hampi Archaeological Survey of India
This temple, in worship, known as ‘Shri Lokeswara-Maha-Sila-prasada’ from the epigraphs, was built by Lokamahadevi, the Queen of Vikaramaditya II (A.D.733-745) in about A.D.740
to commemorate her husband’s victory over the Pallavas of Kanchipuram. It closely resembles the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram on plan and elevation and represents a fully
developed and perfected stage of the Dravidian architecture.Facing east, this temple has on plan a square sanctum (garbhagriha) with a circumambulatory path (pradakshinapatha), an
antarala with two small shrines for Ganesa and Mahishamardini facing each other infront, a sabha-mandapa with entrance porches on the east, north and south and a separate
Nandi-mandapa in front. The complex is enclosed by high prakara walls. Against the inner faces of these walls there were small shrines (originally 32) dedicated to the subsidiary
deities (parivaradevatas) of which only a few are extant now. The enclosure has been provided with ornate entrance gates ((pratolis) on both east and west.The temple is built on a high
plinth of five fully evolved mouldings. The outer faces of the walls of the sanctum are divided into a central projection, two intermediate projections and two corner projections with
four recesses in between. Likewise, the mandapa walls on either side of the northern, eastern and southern proches are divided into two projections and two recesses. All these
projections of the sanctum walls carry niches housing images of Saiva and Vaishnava deities like Bhairava, Narasimha, Hari-Hara, Lakulisa.
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Pushkar : stunning aerial view of lake and township
Pushkar has a magnetism all of its own – it’s quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan. It’s a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town and devout Hindus should visit at least once in their lifetime. The town curls around a holy lake, said to have appeared when Brahma dropped a lotus flower. It also has one of the world’s few Brahma temples. With 52 bathing ghats and 400 milky-blue temples, the town often hums with puja (prayers) generating an episodic soundtrack of chanting, drums and gongs, and devotional songs.
The result is a muddle of religious and tourist scenes. The main street is one long bazaar, selling anything to tickle a traveller’s fancy, from hippy-chic tie-dye to didgeridoos. Despite the commercialism and banana pancakes, the town remains enchantingly small and authentically mystic.
Pushkar is only 11km from Ajmer but separated from it by Nag Pahar (Snake Mountain).
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Hemavathi is a small town located in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Hemavathi was the capital of Pallavas between 8th and 10th century AD. The town was known as Henjeri during the Pallava reign. Pallavas built few fascinating temples at Hemavathi. Ruins of a large fort were excavated near Hemavathi town. There are many temples around this fort which possess wonderful architecture. Some of the famous temples are Siddeswara Temple, Doddeshwara Temple, Virupaksheswara Temple and Malleswara Temple. The temple complex is spread over an area of around 15 acres.The other two temples in this complex are dedicated to Lord Shiva, called the Siddeshwara Swamy Temple and Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple. In Siddeswara temple, Lord Shiva Lord Shiva as Siddeswara, a physical form of Lord Shiva in meditation posture. This idol is a 5 feet tall imposing figure. The temple is built in such way that the Sun rays at the time of sun set touches the face of the Lord in all seasons.
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The ruins of hampi ,temples in karnataka ,india 2019
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Hampi is an ancient village in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It’s dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear.
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UNESCO World Heritage Side Badami Cave Temples
Badami cave temples have rock cut halls with three basic features: pillared veranda, columned hall and a sanctum cut out deep into rock.
Early experiments in rock cut halls were attempted in Aihole where they built three cave temples, one each in Vedic, Buddhist and Jaina styles. Later they refined their style and cut out four marvellous cave temples at Badami.
One noteworthy feature of these cave temples is the running frieze of Ganas in various amusing postures caved in relief on each plinth.
The outside verandas of the cave temples are rather plain, but the inner hall contains rich and prolific sculptural symbolism. Art critic Dr. M. Sheshadri wrote of the Chalukya art that they cut rock like Titans but finished like jewellers. Critic Zimmer wrote that the Chalukya cave temples are a fine balance of versatility and restrain.
The finest structural temples are located in Pattadakal. Of the ten temples in Pattadakal, six are in Dravidian style and four in Rekhanagara style. The Virupaksha temple in many ways holds resemblance to the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram which came into existence a few years earlier.
This is a fully inclusive temple, it has a central structure, nandi pavilion in front and has a walled enclosure that is entered by a gateway. The main sanctum has a Pradakshinapatha and mantapa. The mantapa is pillared and has perforated windows (pierced window screens). The external wall surface is divided by pilasters into well-spaced ornamental niches filled with either sculptures or perforated windows. Art critic Percy Brown says about the sculptures that they flow into the architecture in a continuous stream. It is said that the Virupaskha temple is one of those monuments where the spirit of the men who built it, still lives.
Many centuries later, the serene art of the Badami Chalukya reappeared in the pillared architecture of the Vijayanagar Empire. Their caves include finely engraved sculptures of Harihara, Trivikrama, Mahisa Mardhini, Tandavamurthi, Paravasudeva, Nataraja, Varaha, Gomateshvara and others. Plenty of animal and foliage motifs are also included.