pandya and vijayanagara style of south india...

1. PANDYA AND
VIJAYANAGARA
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2. PANDYA STYLE--
 Pandya comes after chola stlye from 1000-1250 AD;
 Plan- usually rectangular but emphasize were
on the gateways; GOPURAM;
 GOPURAM plan- rectangular in shape;
 Ground floor-- vertical built in stone;
First floor– vertical built in stone;
Above floors– pyramidal built in bricks (inclination of 25 degrees);
 Pinnacles called shikharas are always used in odd numbers;
 Niches -- with heavily carved HINDU Mythologies sculptures;

3.  12-tiered tower structure dedicated to the
Lord of Srivilliputtur, known as
Vatapatrasayee;
 tower of this temple rises 192 feet (59 m)
high
 Pandyas include the famous Meenakshi
temple in Madurai.
 Srivilliputtur Andal Temple is the official
symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu;

4. SRIVILLIPUTTUR ANDAL TEMPLE
 images of Panchamurtis, Thumburu,
Narada, Sanatkumara, Kinnara Mithuna, the
Sun and the Moon are represented at his
feet;
 sanctum sanctorum has three doorways
and Lord can be seen from them;
 flight of stairs leads to the sanctum
sanctorum;
 a large, impressive hall with detailed
wooden carvings depicting incidents from
the Puranas;
 carvings act as support as well as decorate
the ceiling;

5. THIlLAI NATRAJA TEMPLE
 a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva;
 the "form" is a appearance of Nataraja,
called the Sakala-thirumeni;
 the "semi-form" –the Crystal linga of
Chandramaulishvara, the Sakala-nishkala-
thirumeni;
 the "formless" --an empty space within the
sanctum sanctorum, the Nishkala-
thirumeni;
 nine gateways, and four of these have
gateway towers or gopurams each with 7
storeys facing the East, South, West and
North.

6. VIJAYANAGARA STYLE—
 Established by two brothers– HARIHAR I and
BUKKA I;
 Vijayanagara– “the victory city”, located on
bank of Tugabhadra river and granite hill on
the other;
 Moderate size temples, rich in beauty, form
and proportion;
 Elements– separate shrines, pillared halls,
pavilions and KALYAN-MANTAPA(marriage
hall);
 Pillars are important feature here, monoliths of
granite blocks;

7.  style was a combination of the styles developed in
South India
 the Yali columns (pillar with charging horse),
 balustrades (parapets) and ornate
pillared manatapa are their unique contribution,
 vibrant combination of
the Chalukya, Hoysala, Pandya and Chola styles,
 legacy of sculpture, architecture and painting
influenced the development of the arts,
 stylistic hallmark is the ornate pillared Kalyana-
mantapa (marriage hall), Vasantha-mantapa (open
pillared halls) and the Rayagopura (tower)

8. VITHAL TEMPLE--
 By Krishna-Devaraya;
 Dedicated to LORD VISHNU(in form of VITHAL and
VITHOBA);
 70 m long and 8 m high with one storey;
 Consists of garbha griha, mantapa, ardh-mantapa and
rich maha-mantapa ;
 Maha-mantapa– 56 pillars of 4m height, monoliths;
 Single massive capital supports bracket and
entabulature;
 Flat ceiling with richly ornamented lotus flowers;
 Pillars– produces musical notes called musical pillars;

9.  Mantapas based on star plans;
 Courtyard- 152m x95m surrounded by three GOPURAMS;
 Materials- whole is in stone but top-tower is in brick;

10. HAZARA TEMPLE--
 By Krishna-Devaraya;
 It is also an VISHNU temple;
 Small in size but heavily
ornamented;
 Surrounded by 8m high wall, east
side entrance;
 Walls are carved with animal
figures or epic story RAMAYANA;
 Lower storey is built in stone and
shikhara in brick;

11.  To the east there is a
small shrine perhaps
for an image
of Hanuman or Garud
a,
 A road from
HANUMAN IMAGE
lined with shrines
dedicated to
different divinities
proceeds,
 finally exits the
fortified zone at
Talarighat gate,

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