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Table 3.1:- Time line of Hindu temple Architecture
SI.No.
Name of Temple
Place
Period (Circa)
Description
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Nataraja Temple Source: (Chidambaram temple, 2017)
15
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
The temple, as it is, had a pre-Chola existence and the Architecture is clearly Dravidian with the Sanctum Sanctorum, which closely resembles the structures of Kerala or Malabar.
1150-1200
AD
16
Hoysaleswara Temple Source: (Hoysaleswaratemple, 2017)
Halebidu, Karnataka
1160 AD
The temple had towers at the top of each sanctuary, but now they have disappeared. The temple was built with chlorite schists, more commonly known as greens or soapstone. Soapstone is soft when extracted and easier to cut into complex shapes, but hardens over time if exposed to air.
Jagannath Temple Source: (History-ofjagannath-puri-temple, 2017)
Puri, Odisha
1174 AD
Most magnificent temple of India and it contains at least 120 temples and shrines.
