Indian art and culture / Architecture
Origins of the structural temple (Gupta and Chalukya experiments)
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Garbhagriha, mandapa, shikhara or vimana, antarala, vahana, jagati; panchayatana layout
- Sanchi temple 17, Deogarh Dashavatara (Nagara shikhara, Sheshashayi panel), Bhitargaon brick temple, Nachna, Eran, Tigawa
- Aihole (Ladkhan, Durga, Huchimalligudi with Nagara shikhara), Badami Malegitti Shivalaya (Dravida)
- Panchayatan: main shrine with four subsidiary shrines at the corners (Deogarh, Khajuraho Lakshmana)