indo aryan mode

INDO ARYAN MODE

LINGARAJ TEMPLE, ORISSA Presented By- Ar. Roopa Chikkalgi.

• NORTHERN HINDU STYLE OR INDO –ARYAN STYLE -

• This style had spread over at least three – fourth part of northern India.

• It has SQUARE TEMPLES

• Centre has cruciform (christian cross) shape with a number of re-entrant angle on each side.

• Elevation has shikhars.

• BEST EXAMPLE: LingarajTemple.

• Kalinga style architecture

• Flourished in eastern state of Orissa.

• Majorly 3 types of temples

Rekha Deula Dedicated to Vishnu, Shiv and Surya

Pidha Deula

Khakhara Deula Dedicated to Chamunda and Durga

• Deula means temple in oriya

Presented By- Ar. Roopa Chikkalgi.

INTRODUCTION• LOCATION: Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

• BUILT BY: Jajati Keshari

• BUILT IN: 11th century

• DEDICATED TO: Harihar (a form of

Shiva & Vishnu)

• ARCHITECTURE STYLE: Kalinga

Architecture

• MATERIAL USED : Laterite stone

• TOTAL AREA: 1049.66 sq m


HISTORY• Lingaraj temple is believed to be the oldest

and largest temple of Bhubaneshwar , it is

more than 1100 years old,.

• The temple of Lingaraj is highly revered by the

followers of Hinduism. The term ‘ Lingaraj '

suggests 'the king of lingas', where ‘ linga ' is

the phallic form of lord Shiva.

• In the 11th century, when the king shifted his

capital from Jaipur to Bhubaneshwar, he

started the construction of Lingaraj temple.

• The assembly hall (jagamohana), sanctum and

temple tower were built during the eleventh

century, while the hall of offering (bhoga-

mandapa) was built during the twelfth century.


ARCHITECTURE • One of the finest examples of purely Hindu temple in India.

• The Lingaraj temple faces east and is built of sandstone and laterite.

• The main entrance is located in the east, while there are small entrances in the north and south.

• The temple has four components namely, Garbhagriha, jagamohana (assembly hall), natamandira (festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings).

• The door in the gate of the entrance porch is made of sandalwood.

• One can enter the temple complex through 'simha dwara' (the lion's gate), where lions flank both the sides, crushing elephants under their feet.

• The exterior walls of the hall has decorative sculptures of men and beast

• The tower walls are sculpted with female figures in different poses.


ARCHITECTURE • The bhogamandapa (hall of offering)

measures 42 ft X 42 ft from the inside, 56.25

ft * 56.25 ft from the outside and has four

doors in each of the sides.

• The natamandira (festival hall) measures 38 ft

X 38 ft from the inside, 50 ft * 50 ft from

the outside, has one main entrance and two

side entrances. The side walls of the hall has

decorative sculptures displaying women and

couples.


• The jagamohana (assembly hall) measures 35 ft *30 ft

from the inside, 55 ft *50 ft from the outside, entrances

from south and north and has a 98 ft tall roof.

• The tower is 180 ft high and the complex has 150 smaller

shrines.

• The hall of offering and assembly hall both has a

pyramidal roof. It bears an inverted bell and a kalasa in the

top.

ARCHITECTURE


• The main entrance is located in the east, while there are small entrances in the north and

south

• The temple is built in the deula style of four components namely, Garbhagriha, jagamohana

(assembly hall), natamandira (festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings)

• The assembly hall (jagamohana), sanctum and temple tower were built during the eleventh

century,

• While the hall of offering (bhogamandapa) was built during the twelth century.

• The temple has a vast courtyard mired with hundreds of small shrines and is enclosed by a

large compound wall.

• The exterior walls of the hall has decorative sculptures of men and beast

• The tower walls are sculpted with female figures in different poses.

• It is enshrined within a spacious compound wall of laterite measuring 160 m 142 m.

• The wall is 2.3 m thick and surmounted by a plain slant coping.

• The door in the gate of the entrance porch is made of sandalwood.

ARCHITECTURE


GARBA GRIHA• The Rekha deula has a 54.864 m tall pyramidal tower

over the sanctum and measures 6.7 m x 6.7 m from

the inside

• 16 m x 16 m from the outside over the sanctum.

• It is covered with decorative design and seated lion

projecting from the walls.

• The sanctum is square in shape from the inside.

• The tower walls are sculpted with female figures in

different poses

• The temple has a vast courtyard mired with hundreds

of small shrines


JAGAMOHANA (ASSEMBLY HALL)• The tower is 30 m high

• The jagamohana (assembly hall) measures 11 m x 9.1 m

from the inside

• 17 m x 15 m from the outside

• The hall has a pyramidal roof made of up several

horizontal layers arranged in sets of two with

intervening platform as in the hall of offering.

• Entrances from south and north

• The facade to the entrances are decorated with

perforated windows with lion sitting on hind legs.

• The inverted bell above second unit is adorned by kalasa

and lions

• In the interior of the jag mohan are two rows of pillars,

three in

• Each row, producing a miniature nave and aisles; these

pillars were originally monoliths having plain square

shafts, no bases, but with volute bracket capitals.


NATAMANDIRA (FESTIVAL HALL)

• The natamandira (festival hall) measures

12 m x 12 m from the inside

• 15 m x 15 m from the outside

• Has one main entrance and two side

entrances.

• The side walls of the hall has decorative

sculptures displaying women and

couples.

• It has a flat roof sloping in stages.


BHOGAMANDAPA (HALL OF OFFERINGS)

• The bhogamandapa (hall of offering)

measures 13 m x 13 m from the inside

• 17.15 m x 17.15m from the outside

• It has four doors in each of the sides.

• The exterior walls of the hall has decorative

sculptures of men and beast.

• The hall has a pyramidal roof made of up

several horizontal layers arranged in sets of

two with intervening platform.

• It bears an inverted bell and a kalasa in the

top


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