Opening Kailasanatha : the temple in Kanchipuram revealed in time and space
Kaimal, Padma
Opening Kailasanatha : the temple in Kanchipuram revealed in time and space - Seattle University of Washington Press 2020 - xv,256p.
Contents
Preface & Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3
1 Order and Improvisation: The Elements of the Pallavas' Kailasanatha Temple Complex 19
2 Looking North and South Celibacy and Intimacy, Struggle and Grace 38
3 Looking East and West, with and Without Sons Deities, Royalty, Family, and Lineage 93
4 Circumambulating this Way and that Complementarity Set in Motion 126
5 Word-Image Tango Telling Stories with Words and Sculptures 154
Conclusions 174
Appendix 1 Inscriptions on Rajasimha's Prakara 181
Appendix 2 The Foundation Inscription of the Rajasimheshvara, Rajasimha's Vimana 185
Appendix 3 The Foundation Inscription of the Mahendravarmeshvara, Mahendravarman III's Vimana 187
Appendix 4 The Foundation Inscriptions around Vimanas C, E, and G, Marking Donations by Pallava Queens 189
Glossary of Sanskrit 191
Notes 197
Bibliography 225
Index 241
Plates follow page 160
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Opening Kailasanatha : the temple in Kanchipuram revealed in time and space - Seattle University of Washington Press 2020 - xv,256p.
Contents
Preface & Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3
1 Order and Improvisation: The Elements of the Pallavas' Kailasanatha Temple Complex 19
2 Looking North and South Celibacy and Intimacy, Struggle and Grace 38
3 Looking East and West, with and Without Sons Deities, Royalty, Family, and Lineage 93
4 Circumambulating this Way and that Complementarity Set in Motion 126
5 Word-Image Tango Telling Stories with Words and Sculptures 154
Conclusions 174
Appendix 1 Inscriptions on Rajasimha's Prakara 181
Appendix 2 The Foundation Inscription of the Rajasimheshvara, Rajasimha's Vimana 185
Appendix 3 The Foundation Inscription of the Mahendravarmeshvara, Mahendravarman III's Vimana 187
Appendix 4 The Foundation Inscriptions around Vimanas C, E, and G, Marking Donations by Pallava Queens 189
Glossary of Sanskrit 191
Notes 197
Bibliography 225
Index 241
Plates follow page 160
9780295747774
England
Kailasanatha Temple (Kanchipuram, India)
Temples
India--Kanchipuram
Hindu art
Hinduism
India--Tamil Nadu
726.109394 / KAI