PANDYA AND

VIJAYANAGARA

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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;

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;

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;

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.

Plan– 27.5 m x 18 m;

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;

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)

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;

Mantapas based on star plans;

Courtyard- 152m x95m surrounded by three GOPURAMS;

Materials- whole is in stone but top-tower is in brick;

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;

To the east there is a small shrine perhaps for an image of Hanuman or Garuda,

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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