Brhadisvara temple : form and meaning
Nagaswamy, R.
Brhadisvara temple : form and meaning - New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Aryan Books International 2010 - xv,279p.
CONTENTS Preface v List of Illustrations ix 1. Introduction 1 2. The Gateway to Brhadisvara 4 3. The Brhadisvara Lihga 9 4. The Vimana - Main Tower 45 5. The Mahamandapa 91 6. Prakara 99 7. The Candikesvara Temple 110 8. Amman Shrine 114 9. The Subrahmanya Temple 121 10. Nandi and Nataraja Mandapas 128 11. The Gopuras 131 12. Torana Entrance 140 13. The Brhadfsvara Legends 142 14. Natya Karanas: Dance and Dance Sculptures 153 15. Rajaraja, the Patron 230 16. Rajaguru - Isana Siva 238 17. The Architect Rajaraja-Perumtaccan 260 Bibliography 267 Index 271
817305388X
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Brhadisvara temple : form and meaning - New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Aryan Books International 2010 - xv,279p.
CONTENTS Preface v List of Illustrations ix 1. Introduction 1 2. The Gateway to Brhadisvara 4 3. The Brhadisvara Lihga 9 4. The Vimana - Main Tower 45 5. The Mahamandapa 91 6. Prakara 99 7. The Candikesvara Temple 110 8. Amman Shrine 114 9. The Subrahmanya Temple 121 10. Nandi and Nataraja Mandapas 128 11. The Gopuras 131 12. Torana Entrance 140 13. The Brhadfsvara Legends 142 14. Natya Karanas: Dance and Dance Sculptures 153 15. Rajaraja, the Patron 230 16. Rajaguru - Isana Siva 238 17. The Architect Rajaraja-Perumtaccan 260 Bibliography 267 Index 271
817305388X
726.10954 / NAG