Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture was an architectural idiom that emerged in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. It consists primarily of temples with pyramid shaped towers and are constructed of sandstone‚ soapstone or granite. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in the ancient book Vastu shastra‚ the majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ and Andhra pradesh. Various kingdoms
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The Murugan Temple situated at the top of the Palani hills one of the Six holy abodes The 16th Century Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health at the coastal town of Velankanni Tamil Nadu has the credit of having 34000 Hindu temples which are several centuries Old. The cities in ancient Tamil Nadu is believed to have revolved around the magnificent temples built by the Pallava‚Chola and Pandya empires and therefore most of the cities in the state have a lot of religious significance and
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| Contributions of Egyptian Civilization | March 28‚ 2015 Since it’s unification to its conquest by Alexander the Great‚ ancient Egypt was the Mediterranean world preeminent civilization for almost 30 centuries. From the colossal pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military triumphs of the New Kingdom‚ Egypt ’s loftiness has since quite a while ago enchanted archeologists and students of history and made a dynamic field of study all its own: Egyptology. The fundamental wellsprings of
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Akragas was very prosperous with an estimated population of 300‚000. Sicily had many monumental temples than any other Mediterranean area due to this reason. The Temple of Hera in Agrigento is the largest archeological site known in the Valley of the Temples‚ located on the southern coast of Sicily. There are seven temples in all and are in Doric style. The temples are: Temple of Concordia‚ the Temple of
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areas around the town cites Anakapalle as their destination for their shopping and medical needs. 20% of Anakapalli people main business is finance Taken from the balcony of an apartment complex Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Buddhist era 2 Temples 3 Image gallery 4 Transport 5 Industries 6 Geography 7 Demographics 8 Parliamentary constituency 9 Assembly constituency 10 Agriculture 11 Tourist spots around Anakapalle 12 References History[edit source | editbeta] The City was originally
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female figure has been depicted by examining four pieces of art. The four pieces I will focus on will be: Female figurine found at Dolni.‚ Innana/Ishtar with Lions and Owls‚ The Gorgon‚ Medusa‚ from the west pediment for the Artemis Temple‚ and Coatlicue‚ from Aztec temple precinct at Tenochtitlán. (first lecture 1 min)The first example of how women are portrayed throughout time is exemplified by the female figure found at Dolni Vestonice‚
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Eight effigies found among the nature‚ sculptured by nature have been housed in the temples created ages ago at the places where the effigies were first identified. These ‘Swayambhu’ effigies‚ now the sacred idols‚ are the famous "Ashta Vinayak." Ashtavinayaka literally means “eight Ganeshas” in Sanskrit. Everybody should visit the Ashtavinayak in Maharashtra at least once in a life time. There are eight temples dedicated to Ganesha‚ in Maharashtra related to various episodes from the puranas and
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Assam the earliest period is recognized as a suitable place for Sakti worship centering round the Kamakhya temple. There are many legends and sroties related to the origin of Kamakya temple and the worship of the Goddess Kamakhya. The shrine of the Goddess Kamakhya is situated about three miles from present town of Guwahati and about fifty miles from the range of hills. The Kamakhya temple is situated on the Nilachala Hill. The shrine is a place of culmination of Saktism‚ Tantricism‚ Saivism‚ Tantric
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Manasha Ganeshan Venumadhav Bhat M Vadabandeshwara temple is one of the most prominent and oldest temples of Udupi‚ the temple town.This temple is more than 800 years old. Malpe‚ the coastal part of Udupi houses the Vadabandeshwara temple. The temple is a few kilometers away from the shoreline. This is one of Karnataka’s oldest temple. This temple primarily worshipped Lord Subrahmanya‚ although it is famous for housing the deity Lord Balarama
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incorporated dravida-style gopurams to meet their ritualistic needs. The Prasanna Virupaksha temple (underground temple) of Bukka Raya I and the Hazare Rama temple of Deva Raya I are examples of Deccan architecture. The varied and intricate ornamentation of the pillars is a mark of their work. At Hampi‚ though the Vitthala temple is the best example of their pillared Kalyanamantapa style‚ the Hazara Ramaswamy temple is a modest but perfectly finished example. A visible aspect of their style is their return
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