ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 31 Continuation of South and Southeast Asia Hindusim o A wide variety of folk beliefs and ore elite intellectual trends that slowly created its present system o The vedas sacred text o Mahabharta and Ramayana Sanskrit epics o Worship is used to unite with god o Dieties can manifest themselves into various calm active or destructive forms Brahma Shiva Vishnu triad of gods Vishnu Temple o Deogarth o Gupta Dynasty o Northan style o Garbhagriha inner most part of hindi temple that holds typically an icon of the deity of the temple o Shikhara tower that is often above sanctuaries in Hindi temples o Amalaka a stone disk usually with ridges on the rim that sits atop a temple s main tower shikhara o Finial decorative ornament of roof or canopy Shiva Temple o Also called Kandariya Mahadeva Temple o Chandella Dynasty o Also northern style o Has amalaka finial shikhara and mandapas pillared outdoor halls with flat roofs o Erotic Couples on Wall Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Khajuraho About 3 3 Chandella dynasty o Dharmaraja Ratha Mamallapuram Pallava period Southern style These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o o o o Garbhagriha vimana pyramidal tower capstone wedged stone at top of arch Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva Thanjayur Chola Dynasty Southern style Vimana capstone and mandapas are all present Angkor Vat Angkor Cambodia Has a moat Watch video Descent of Ganges Rock cut relieve in granite Mamallapuram tamil nadu india Pallava dynasty Bhagiratha king of the ganges He is seen performing penance to save his people from drought in response shiva brought down Ganges R from Heaven Shiva Nataraja Chola Dynasty This depicts Shiva destroying the weary universe so that creation can occur
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