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Hindu architecture and sculpture
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Shilpa Shastra “Sculpture Science” • In the Hindu religion, when form is constructed within norms established in the Upanishads (da+ng perhaps as far back as 6000 BCE), it will be imbued with the quali+es of the divine and the deity will be truly expressed through the image (and reside in the image).
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Vaastu Shastra “construction science”
• Set of guidelines for construc+on of edifices, plazas and even city planning
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Examplary Hindu Temples and sites
• Temple of Vishnu at Deogarh (ca. 500 AD) • Cave I, Elephanta (ca. 550 – 783) • Great Relief of Mamallapuram (ca. 630 AD) • Kailasanatha Temple (“cave” 16) at Ellora (757 – 783) also known as Kailasa Temple
• Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho (1004 – 1035)
• Shiva Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram (ca. 1000s)
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Gupta dynasty:
“Golden age of Indian Art Although the leaders of the Gupta dynasty were Buddhist, the art of all religions (especially Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism) flourished under their leadership, as it was a +me of peace and prosperity. 320 – 550 AD
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Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh
ca. 500 AD
Ganga
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Lakshmi
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• 1000 steps from shore to temples
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Entrance to Cave 1
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Elephanta Cave ca. 550 – 783 AD
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Great Relief of Mamallapuram near Chennai, ca. 630 AD
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Goats?
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Kailasanatha Temple (Kailasa), “cave 16”, Ellora, 757 – 773 AD
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Jaina Temple “Cave 32” ca. 800 AD
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Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, 999 AD
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Shiva Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram 11th century (rebuilt
1213) early Chola style
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Entrance
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Inner Sanctum (gold roof)
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