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Hyderabad: A Guide to Art and Architecture

1951

The great Saiva temple is regarded by archaeologists as one of the most highly and architecturally perfect of the Chalukyan shrines." The eclipse of the Chalukyan dynasty began in about A. D. Iwo when the Yadavas of Devagiri in the west and the Hoysalas of Dorasamudra in the south exerted pressure to dethrone the last ruler of the dynasty. [...] The archaeological remains of Amba Jogai the modern Mominabad are of great interest; for here we have three noteworthy historical relics : (1) the group of three underground excavations—two Brahmanical and one Jaina—to the north of the town ; (2) the old Deccan temple near the big bastion of the old Garhi to the west of the town ; and (3) the Chaubari temple in the centre of the town. [...] The early Buddhists expressed these principles by comparing the cupola of the stupa to the water bubble and the egg or anda as the symbol of latent creative power (as such anda was also a synonym for the universe in the oldest Indian mythology) while the kiosk or altar-like structure (harmika) which rose on the summit of the cupola symbolised the sanctuary enthroned above the world beyond deat [...] In this chaitya the wooden costruction is completely discarded and the ribs of the vaulted roof the umbrella over the stupa and all the decorations of the façade are carved out of the roof itself. [...] On the progress of the elaboration of the style Percy Brown writes : "After a period of experiment as shown in the diversified character of the first group of the Mahayana viharas the plan of the monastic hall becomes more or less standardized although the detailed treatment of the succeeing groups shows considerable variety and fertility of invention.
the arts art history
Pages
92
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145994
Segment Pages Author Actions
cover
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Frontmatter
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Chapter One. Historical Background
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Chapter Two. Early Hindu Monuments
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Chapter Three. Rock-Hewn Architecture
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Chapter Four. Muslim Monuments
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Chapter Five. the Deccan Forts
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Chapter Six. Recent Architecture in the State
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Glossary
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Backmatter
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