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Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of India. Pallava Architecture. Part I (Early Period)

1924

the 3rd and the 4th and the next roughly the 5th and part of the 6th century A. D. The third or rather the third and fourth periods together extended from the latter part of the 6th down to almost the end of the 9th century A. D. when the kingdom proper of the Pallavas viz. [...] The rulers of the last dynasty of Pallavas down from the time of Simhavishnu were distinguished as the first builders of lithic monuments in Southern India the bitter opponents of the progress of the Western Chalukyas of Madill in the south and the establishers of Pallava power in the heart of the ChOla country. [...] The history of this period consists mainly of the events of this war with the Chalukyas which lasted for nearly a century and was the 'ultimate cause of the decline and fall of both the Pallavas and Western Chalukyas about the middle of the eighth century. [...] Cut in the centre of the floor of the sanctuary is a socket-hole 2 feet square for the reception of the linga by the side of it is a second socket-hol_e 1 foot square the latter being no doubt for the reception of the portrait image of Mahendra mentioned in the inscription. [...] This form of Siva illustrates the Puranic story of the descent of the heavenly Ganges unto the earth to purify the ashes of the sinful sons of Sagara a king of the Solar race.' At the request of Bhagiratha a late member of the same family " the river of the gods " cosented to direct her course to the earth but her force was so great that the earth was unable to stand the shdck.
anthropology archaeology
Pages
70
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100116
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-i A.H. Longhurst view
Frontmatter
i-2 A.H. Longhurst view
I.—History
1-7 A.H. Longhurst view
II.—Religion
7-8 A.H. Longhurst view
III.—Architectural Character
8-12 A.H. Longhurst view
IV.—Examples in the Mahendra Style
12-38 A.H. Longhurst view
Index
39-41 A.H. Longhurst view
Backmatter
i-xxi A.H. Longhurst view

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