TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nagaswamy, R.
TI  - Brhadisvara temple : form and meaning
SN  - 817305388X
U1  - 726.10954 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Aryan Books International
N1  - 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
ER  -