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The Book Relates To Three Temples At Hampi The Temple Of Balakrsna, The Acyutaraya Temple And The Big Temple Of Pattabirama. It Studies The Architectural, Sculptural And Iconographical Aspects Of These Temples Which Are The Best Examples Of Vijayanagara Art And Architecture.
Although many books on diffrent aspects of Karnataka temples have been published, the author has tried to present a comprehensive study of major and minor temples with full details including ground plans and elevations. In fact, the Karanataka temples are classified on the basis of ground plans.eight such major categories, viz., kuta, panchkuta, saptakuta and navakuta are studied.
Nataraja, the dancing Siva sculpture, is perhaps the most well-known among all Hindu sculptures, and rightly so. It has evoked highly advanced discussions among scientists, philosophers, performing artists, art critics, art collectors, historians, archaeologists and mythologists. The Nataraja sculpture also occupies a pride of a place at CERN, the European Centre for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva. Siva, according to Hindu Mythology, was the very first dancer in the world. All dramaturgy and dance traditions emerge from Siva’s cosmic dance. Tandu, Siva’s disciple narrated the description of Siva’s dance to Bharata Muni and he is believed to have compiled the Natyasastra, the world’s first treatise on dramaturgy, dance and other performing arts. Scholars believe that the Natyasastra was written over a long period of time between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE with contributions from various sages, with its foundation having been laid by Bharata Muni. Convergence between Hindu mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra was the natural outcome. Karnataka, and its temple architecture tradition, played a pioneering role in giving an artistic form to this convergence in its temple sculptures. Though this trend may have started earlier during 2nd and 3rd century CE, it started to take the center stage from the times of the Badami Chalukyas. Passing through various refinements between 5th and 10th centuries, it reached its peak with the Hoysala art. This book traces the history of temple sculpture evolution and development through the centuries by referring to the existing sculptural forms and the canonical literature that developed over time.
A pictorial history of Vijayanagara
Hampi is one of the most beautiful and evocative of all historical sites in south India. Austere yet grandiose, it was established as the seat of the Vijayanagara empire in the mid-14th century, a time when art and architecture flourished. Contemporary chroniclers from Persia, Italy, Portugal and Russia visited the empire during this period and left glowing accounts of a city that was conquered by Sultanate troops in AD 1565, pillaged for six months, and abandoned. Hampi Vijayanagara examines the temples renowned for their florid ornamentation, intricate carvings, magnificent pavilions, stately pillars and a wealth of iconographic and traditional depictions. The book also includes site plans and three-dimensional reconstructions.
Archaeological study.
The present book Material Culture Depicted in Vijayanagara Temples tries to cover the entire sculptural material and also paintings of the contemporary period. Therefore, the present book may justifiably claim completeness as far as material culture, reflected in the sculptures and paintings, is concerned. This study of the life of the people under the Vijayanagara empire, as depicted in the sculptures and paintings, tries to bring out the elements of contemporary rich material culture and locate the contemporary plastic parallels and finally tries to corroborate the sculptural data with the accounts of contemporary travellers and literary one. It is to be hoped that a renewed interest in the Unique culture of the Vijayanagara period will develop and that this book will stimulate further scholarly interest on Vijayanagara art.
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