Temples of India - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Temples of India write by Tarun Chopra. This book was released on 2016. Temples of India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While travelling in India, one invariably comes across a number of temples of varied antiquity, size and religious importance. No matter which city you visit, a prominent temple will always be part of your visit. In some places it is the temples that have brought the cities to prominence. The Indian subcontinent is dotted with pilgrim destinations associated with all the major religions of the world. No wonder, the country has always been known as 'harmashetra', or the sacred land. The construction of places of worship has been an eternal quest of the humanity. India is perhaps the only place in the world, where the evolution of the temple is documented in a span as wide as two thousand years.
Temples of South India
Temples of South India - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Temples of South India write by Ambujam Anantharaman. This book was released on 2006. Temples of South India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Temple Architecture of India
The Temple Architecture of India - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Temple Architecture of India write by Adam Hardy. This book was released on 2007. The Temple Architecture of India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through lucid visual analysis, accompanied by drawings, this book will allow readers to appreciate the concepts underlying designs that at first sight often seem bewilderingly intricate. The book will be divided into six parts that cover the history and development of the design and architecture of Indian temples.
Temples of North India
Temples of North India - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Temples of North India write by Krishna Deva. This book was released on 2008. Temples of North India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses the general characteristics of the temples in north india tracing their origrn and evolution of the various temple styles in this region. Supplemented with photographs.
Temples of Deccan India
Temples of Deccan India - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Temples of Deccan India write by George Michell. This book was released on 2021-09-13. Temples of Deccan India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. * A visually stunning exploration of the Deccan Indian architectural history* A matching companion book to Islamic Architecture of Deccan India (ACC Art Books, 2018)* Blueprint-style plans of temples accompany 300+ photographs* Contains maps guiding would-be travelers to these temple sitesThis beautifully illustrated book showcases the Hindu and Jain temples of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka built prior to the invasion of peninsular India by the Delhi sultans at the end of the 13th century. Unlike temples in many other parts of India, those of the Deccan are well preserved, with their wealth of figural and decorative carvings miraculously intact. They demonstrate the development of Indian sacred architecture and art over a span of more than 600 years. Focusing on some 50 historical sites, the Temple Architecture of Deccan India begins with artificially excavated "cave" shrines dedicated to various Hindu deities, before proceeding on to examine free-standing Hindu and Jain monuments sponsored by successive rulers of the Deccan. Attention is paid to the beautiful sculptures found on temple basements, walls, brackets and ceilings. Carved in crisp relief, and sometimes even in three dimensions, these carvings are among the greatest glories of Indian stone art. Among the featured highlights are the cave temple on the island of Elephanta, with its stupendous representation of three-headed Sadashiva; the colossal, monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora, a technical feat unsurpassed in the entire history of Indian architecture; the magnificent columned pavilion at Hanamkonda, now currently being reconstructed; and the temple at Belur, with its exquisitely carved female figural brackets. Specially commissioned plans of temple layouts accompany 300+ photographs. and clarify the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan during the centuries covered here. Maps locate the temple sites, while passages of text illuminate the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan from the 7th to 13th centuries. Educational, accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book will be of interest to anyone fascinated by Indian architecture.
