000			01011nam a2200157Ia 4500
020			_a817305388X
082			_a726.10954 _bNAG
100			_aNagaswamy, R.
245			_aBrhadisvara temple : form and meaning
260			_aNew Delhi _bIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Aryan Books International _c2010
300			_axv,279p.
500			_aCONTENTS 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
890			_aIndia
891			_aASC
999			_c3386 _d3386