Critical Analysis of Jain Architecture in Bihar Region and its Influence on Regional Architecture

SR No.: 034443
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ravish Kumar
Publisher: Department of Architecture National Institute of Technology Patna
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 359
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 31 MB

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Name of Temple
Brihadisvara Temple
Source: (Brihadisvara temple Thanjavur, n.d.)
Lingaraja Temple Source: (Lingaraja, 2017)
Rajarani Temple
Source: (Rajarani-temple,
2017)
Table 3.1:- Time line of Hindu temple Architecture
Period
Description
(Circa)
Place
Thanjavur
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
1010
1025 AD
1050 AD
1105 AD
One of the largest temples in South India and an exemplary example of a fully realized Dravidian Architecture.
"One of the best examples of purely Hindu temple in India". The temple has a vast courtyard surrounded by hundreds of small shrines.
A panchratha style of temple on a raised platform built in red and yellow opaque sandstone.
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