Early temple art and antiquities of Odisha

Panda, Sasanka Sekhar

ISBN: 9788177024456, 8177024450

This book contains chapters on ancient temples and sculptural art of this region, besides in-depth study and analysis of inter-relationship between Buddhism and the cult of Jagannath. It also throws light on the evolution of temple architecture since Gupta age in the 4th century A.D.

Land, society and art in Tamil Nadu, with special reference to Vaigai and Tamiraparani Basins, ed. by A. Mahalingam

ISBN: 9789383221165, 938322116X

The present collection of essays is an outcome of a two day ICHR seminar on Koils in the Vaigai and Tamiraparani regions. There are sixteen articles included in the volume focusing on diversified aspects adhering to temples.

Le temple de Tirumankaiyalvar a Hampi, (in French)

Filliozat, Vasundhara

ISBN: 9788189968885, 8189968882

Study on a Vijayanagara temple in French, describes the architecture of the temple, its iconography and the two inscriptions engraved on its eastern facade.

Le temple selon Marici: extraits de la Marici-Samhita etudies, edites et traduits par G. Colas

ISBN: 9788184700312, 8184700318

The Vimanarcanakalpa (also Maricisamhita) is a popular work among traditional artists and a major Sanskrit source for the study of South Indian art and architecture. This Vaisnava Vaikhanasa ritual handbook contains a wealth of data on the building of temples, the making of divine images and their various shapes. Various authors hold that a temple of Uttaramerur (Tamil Nadu) was built in accord...

Lepaksi temple: a cultural and architectural study

Hanumantha Rao, D (b.1934)

ISBN: 9788180900266, 8180900266

The present temple complex at Lepaksi is primarily of Vijayanagara affiliation, containing an abundance of sculptural and architectural wealth.

To what God shall we render homage in the temple at Modhera? and other writings

Mankodi, Kirit

ISBN: 9788195078158, 819507815X

Five of the papers collected here examine great themes in Art and Myth--the temple at Modhera, which opens this book, the myth of the descent of Ganga, the god Visnu's celebrated three strides, the sacred Soma plant, and a unique sculpture of the Sun god. An important matter, largely bypassed in academic writings, namely, the illicit export of India's artistic heritage, is taken up in three pap...

The Lingaraja temple of Bhubaneswar: art and cultural legacy

Behera, K.S.

ISBN: 9788173053405, 8173053405

An indepth study of the history, architecture, sculpture, mode of worship, festivals, organisation of the services etc. at the Lingaraja temple.

Marg: a magazine of the arts, Vol.73, Nos.2 & 3, Dec. 2021-March 2022: Readings on the temple, from 75 years of Marg, ISSN: 0972-1444

Mahaprabhu Sri Jagannatha: the lord of universe

Dash, SN

ISBN: 9788177022117, 8177022113

Temple design in six early Saiva scriptures, critical ed. and tr. of the prasadalaksana-portions of the Brhatkalottara, Devyamata, Kirana, Mohacurottara, Mayasamgraha & Ping...

Mills, Libbie

ISBN: 9788184702286, 8184702280

This book is a contribution to the history of Saiva temple-construction that furnishes for the first time an edition and translation of prescriptions given in some of the earliest known Sanskrit sources. The six works represented in this volume are all scriptures of the Mantramarga (tantras) transmitted to us in early (tenth- to thirteenth-century) manuscripts that have survived in the Kathmand...

Architectural engineering and iconography in Vaisnava and Saiva Agamas, General Editor: V. Muralidhara Sharma,

Kulkarni, R.P. et al.

ISBN: 9788194452607, 8194452600

Encyclopaedia of Indian temple architecture: South India, Vol.1, Part 5 (2 parts; text and plates): Sri Dravida Devalaya-Vastu Paribhasha Prajnapti (annotated and illustrated glo..

ISBN: 9789394262669, 9394262660

.... ssary of Dravidian temple architecture terms), by M.A. Dhaky. This publication provides photographic images and drawings of architectural components that demonstratee the variations in configuration (and decorative detail wherever available).

Temple architecture of India

Panda, N.C. et al.

ISBN: 9788180903755, 8180903753

Cambodia: decoding Khmer architecture

Palsuley, Ujjwala Anand

ISBN: 9788195727223, 8195727220

The book focuses on the influences of Dravidian temple architecture on the Khmer temple architecture with a method to study temple architecture holistically. The temples are studied in detail from regional level to the temple architecture level so that the influences, either direct or indirect, could be comprehended.

Wall paintings of Banaras: treasures from Mahamaya temple

Giri, Kamal

ISBN: 9788173056307, 8173056307

The paintings in Mahamaya temple are basically based on Devi Bhagavata Purana. The murals represent and elaborately organized pictorial programme that finds no counterpart in the paintings preserved elsewhere in the city. The paintings are in square or circular shape panels, captioned as deodhis of different metals like gold, silver, iron, bronze, copper, lead, pancadhatu and of precious stones...

Nabakalebara of lord Jagannath

Pattanayak, A.K.

ISBN: 9788173055454, 8173055459

Nabakalebara is one of the grandiloquent events associated with the Jagannath temple of Puri. It is a unique Hindu religious festival in many respects, which is beyond normal human perception.

Mystical Chidambaran: the golden stage of Nataraja

Vasan, G.K.

ISBN: 9788195171866, 8195171869

Chidambaram is a place of great antiquity which has been revered as one of the holiest sites in India for millennia. It is widely recognised as the birth place of Nataraja--King of Dancers--an iconic and highly recognisable form of divinity in the Indian culture and tradition. Beyond being a mere religious symbol the imagery of Nataraja contains many layers of deep and subtle meaning. This book...

Narrative art of south Indian temples: Srisailam

Venkataramayya, G (b.1956)

ISBN: 9788180900693, 818090069X

The book discusses geographical, historical and religious dimensions of the Srisailam temple in Andhra Pradesh.

Architecture and sculptural beauty of Kapali temple

Manian, V.V.S.

ISBN: 9789385161384, 9385161385

This book gives a comprehensive and vivid descriptions of various sculptures, shrines, deities, vimanams, gopurams and rituals etc. of Kapaleeswarar temple, in Chennai, Tamilnadu.

Devaratham: a study of temple cars of South India

Pani, Susil

ISBN: 9788194380382, 8194380383

A significant feature of this work is collecting information regarding the production etc., of temple cars from those who actually produce them. As such this is a work combining technical details and intelligent interpretations. The book consists of thirteen chapters neatly describing the components of temple cars and the process of their production. The introduction traces the origin of temple...