Dravidian temple architecture

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Gopurams of the Arunchaleshvara Temple. Arunchaleshvara Temple.Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India.Dravidian architecture.Religion-Shaivism.The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagara rulers of the Sangama Dynasty (1336-1485 CE), the Saluva Dynasty and the Tuluva Dynasty (1491-1570 CE).

Temples are an integral part of Hindu way of life, and with majority of population being that of Hindu in India, there are on a rough estimate more than 13 lakhs small or big temples in India. This is besides the “Pooja room” (room for offering prayers with idols or photos of deities installed) in …

In the home of Hinduism, there are several temples in several architectural styles. But out of all architecutres Dravidian architecture stands out with its intricate sand carved temples. The intricacy in the sculpture and sheer magnificiency is one of the most unique.

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Vimans in Temple are the dome like structures that is present around the Garbhagriha. They have special importance in Temple architecture as its equal to face of the god.

Madhurai Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu.

Jouveau-Dubreuil, Gabriel. Dravidian Architecture. New Delhi: J. Jetley. 1987.

Gopurams of the Arunchaleshvara Temple. Arunchaleshvara Temple.Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India.Dravidian architecture.Religion-Shaivism.The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagara rulers of the Sangama Dynasty (1336-1485 CE), the Saluva Dynasty and the Tuluva Dynasty (1491-1570 CE).

The Tanjore Brihadeeshwar temple (aka Tanjore ‘Big’ temple) in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu (India), which completed its 1000th year in 2010. It’s an exemplary example of Dravidian architecture, built by the Tamil King, Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 AD. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. #sketch #sketchbook #artist #penartist #pigmamicron #penart #pendrawing #penandink #perspectivedrawing #indianarchitecture #indiantemple #southindianarchitecture #templearchitecture #global_sketchers…