The Pallavas declined and eventually fell around the ninth century. Aditya I’s victory over Aparajita, the final monarch of this dynasty, in 897 A.D. and his subsequent demise guaranteed the rise of …
The builders of Pallava laid the foundation for a significant trend in temple design. There are two temples in the same category in Kanchipuram, the oldest city in the South and well-known …
There is no other temple in India that can compare to the magnificent example of early temple building found in the entire set of monuments at Mamallapuram. Other than the monolithic rathas, …
The architectural styles of South India’s temples can be broadly categorized as Dravidian and Chalukyan, with the former being primarily found in the Tamil-speaking region and the latter in the Kannada-speaking sections. …
The period of temple construction in ancient India, which began around A.D. 500 and reached its pinnacle with the construction of the grand temple at Madurai or Rameswaram around A.D. 1600, has …
The construction of an ancient Indian Garbhagriha temple typically spanned several years and provided work to numerous artisans and engineers. During the development of the project, skilled artisans from nearby provinces received …
Every visitor to South India inevitably forms the perception that it is a region predominantly characterized by its multitude of temples. Similarly, North India was also abundant in temples. However, because to …