Cave 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 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, ), Niyogi publishers, Delhi Harle J.C., 1986, Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Penguin publishers, Middlesex

Huntington S., 1985, The Art of Ancient , 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.