A Comparative Table OF Indian Temples PDF

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SUBJECT: AHISTOR Developed in 5 th century, Nagara or the Northern style, is associated with the land between Himalayas and Vindhyas Developed in 7th century, Dravida or the Southern style, associated with the land between Krishna and Kaveri rivers. Developed in 10th century, Vesara or Mixed style, ...

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SUBJECT: AHISTOR3

- Developed in 5th century, Nagara or the Northern style, is associated with the land between Himalayas and Vindhyas

- Developed in 7th century, Dravida or the Southern style, associated with the land between Krishna and Kaveri rivers.

- Developed in 10th century, Vesara or Mixed style, this style was a hybrid of Nagara and Dravida, it is in between the Vindhyas and river Krishna.

- Buddhism architecture emerged slowly in the period following buddha’s life, alongside Hindu architecture.

- Jain architecture is a branch - Sikk architecture serves the of Hindu and Buddhist style. religious-realistic and - Followed the Buddhist devotional function. temples in terms of Buddhist rock-cut style.

- Characteristics by its beehive shaped tower (sikhara) - Despite of being circular the temple is square.

Built of sandstone, soapstone, or granite. - Squared-shaped temple. - To achieve the horizontal thrust, repeated storeys were applied.

- In plan the walls and superstructure are broadly circular, or a straight-sided cone. - The geometry is based on a square that is imposed on a circle.

- Has an inner square space, it has a conical shape of roof at the porch of the temple. - Its evident characteristic is the mountain shape. - Early Buddhist temples are made of timber and stones.

- Jain temples were built on hills, and there were templecities based on the “mountains of immortality. - Initially were mainly cut-out of stone faces.

- Sikh temple can be easily found because of its flag mast (Nishan sahib) draped in yellow or blue triangular flag that has a Sikh symbol on it.

- The first feature is the presence of several projections or Rathaka in the center of all sides of the temple, bearing a cross-shape. - econd feature includes design of the spire or Shikhar follows the concentric squares and circles and gradually taper in a convex curve while stretching upwards

- Viman , square-shaped temple has one or more storied pyramidal roof while its cell houses the image or emblem of the God. - Mandapas/Mandapam or porches covers the door that leads to the cell. - Gopurams/Gopura or elaborate gateway-towers or gate-pyramids encloses the temples.

- The Vesara style special feature is that it has the elements of Nagar and Dravidian Styl . - The Shikar of the Versara style is at the top of the temple, and the Mandapas (porche are joint by the Antarala (foyer - That is why the temples does not have ambulatory passageways around Sanctum Santorum (private place in temple)

- Stupa (dome), domeshaped structures, also known as relic shrines. Stambha (pillars), circular column or shaft slightly tapering towards the summit. Chaitya (caves), Buddhist shrine with stupa at one end. - Vihaara (monasteries), arrangement of cells for accommodation of monks

- Jain temples have numerous pillars having a welldesigned structure, forming squares. - The roofs of have pointy domes and wherever there is a dome, the pillars are omitted to create an octagonal space within. - Prominent to Jain temples is the frequently seen fourfaced or chaumukh design. - he four-faced temples, the image of Tirthankar faces back-to-bac to face four cardinal directions.

- The Dom represents the synthesis of all important characteristics of shape and details of ornamentation. Kiosk , a square miniature room crowned by a domical member. - Balconied window most of the Sikh temples are represented with Balconied windows. Pillars and Pillaster major distinctive feature, does not have any carvings, mostly plain

Kandariya Mahadev Temple (Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India)

Brihadeeswara Temple (Thanjavur, India)

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Konark Sun Temple (Konark, India)

aiyar Temple (Gangaikonda, Cholapuram, India)

Doddabasappa Temple (Dambal, Karnataka state, India)

Lad Khan Temple (Aihole, India)

Borobudur Temple (Central Java, Indonesia)

Mahabodhi Temple (Bodh Gaya, India)

Gomateshwara Temple (Shravanabelagola, India)

Sonagiri (Madhya Pradesh, India)

Golden Temple (Amritsar, Punjab, India)

Sarovar (sacred pool) (Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara, Punjab, India)...