Cave Architecture in Karnataka 5.1 Do you know?
Description Image Source For some reason, the Hindu (Brahmanical) sects did not take to th rock-cut cave temples as late as 4 century CE
In the series of Brahmanical cave temples of Ellora, Elephanta, Badami and Aihole, it is only Cave III at Badami which is assigned the earliest definite date (578 CE) and dynastic affiliation (Chalukyas of Badami) by inscription.
5.2 Glossary
Staring Related Term Definition Character Term A Adhishthana Pedestal of a building
D Dvarapala Door-guardian
K Kamathopasarga Obstacles placed in vein by evil Kamatha or Samvara so
as not to allow Parsvanatha to attain supreme knowledge K Kinnara A semi-divine being imagined to have half human half
animal body M Mukhamandapa Porch
M Mithuna A human couple normally in amorous mood, considered
auspicious N Naga-Mithuna A Naga couple
S Sabhamandapa A hall
V Vidyadhara- A semi-divine couple, capable of moving in air; normally
mithuna male carries a sword in hand.
5.3 Web links
Web links http://en.www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badami_cave_temples
Asi.nic.in>Monuments>Ticketed Monuments>Karnataka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNWBd2vtztL1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRf7uebmSnw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZMGoL http://www.jainglory.com/research/meena-basti
5.4 Bibliography
Bibliography George Michel, 2014, Architecture and Art of Early Chalukyas (Badami, Mahakuta, Aihole, Pattadakal), Niyogi publishers, Delhi Harle J.C., 1986, Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Penguin publishers, Middlesex
Huntington S., 1985, The Art of Ancient India, Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo
Rajasekhara S., Karnataka Architecture, Sujata publishers, Dharwad Padigar S.V., 2012, Badami (Heritage Series), Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Bangalore. Padigar S.V., 2014, Aihole (Heritage Series), Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Mysore. Soundarajan K.V. 1981, Cave Temples of the Deccan, Architectural Survey of Temples No.3 Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi.
Tarr (Tartakov) Gary, 1970, “Chronology and Development of the Chalukya Cave Temple”’, ARS Orientalis VIII, pp. 155-184.