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.............................................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Terracotta ............................................................................................................................. 6 3.4 Pottery .................................................................................................................................. 6 3.5 Beads and Ornaments .......................................................................................................... 7 3.6 Extensive Town Planning ...................................................................................................... 7 4] Mauryan Art ............................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Pillars .................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Stupas ................................................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Caves .................................................................................................................................. 11 4.4 Sculpture ............................................................................................................................ 12 4.5 Pottery ................................................................................................................................ 12 5] Post – Mauryan Art .................................................................................................................. 12 5.1 Caves Tradition ................................................................................................................... 13 5.2 Stupas ................................................................................................................................. 13 5.3 Sculpture ............................................................................................................................ 14 6] Gupta Age ................................................................................................................................ 15 6.1 Rock Cut Cave ..................................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Sculpture ............................................................................................................................ 18 6.3 Temple Architecture ........................................................................................................... 18 Rajinder Nagar: 1/8-B, 2 nd Floor, Apsara Arcade, Near Gate 6, Karol Bagh Metro, Delhi Mukherjee Nagar: 103, 1 st Floor, B/1-2, Ansal Building, Behind UCO Bank, Delhi-9 09650617807, 09968029039, 09717162595 1 www.visionias.in ©Vision IAS Download from:- www.UPSCPDF.com https://t.me/UPSC_PDF www.UPSCPDF.com https://t.me/UPSC_PDF Student Notes: 6.4 Styles of Temples ................................................................................................................ 19 Temple Architecture in South India .............................................................................................. 21 7.0 Dravida Style.......................................................................................................................... 21 7.1 Nayaka Style ....................................................................................................................... 23 7.2 Vijaynagar Legacy ............................................................................................................... 24 8.0 Vesara Style/Chalukya Style/Karnataka Style ........................................................................ 24 Architecture in Medieval India ..................................................................................................... 24 9.0 Indo-Islamic Style ................................................................................................................... 24 9.1 Imperial Style ..................................................................................................................... 26 9.2 Provincial Style ................................................................................................................... 28 9.3 Mughal Period .................................................................................................................... 29 Modern India and European Influence ........................................................................................ 33 Some Famous Architects of Modern India ................................................................................... 36 INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE............................................................................................................ 37 Bharatnatyam Dance ................................................................................................................ 37 Kuchipudi ................................................................................................................................. 39 Kathakali Dance ........................................................................................................................ 40 Kathak Dance ........................................................................................................................... 43 Manipuri ................................................................................................................................... 44 Odissi ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Sattriya ..................................................................................................................................... 48 Mohiniyattam ........................................................................................................................... 49 INDIAN PAINTING ......................................................................................................................... 50 Sadanga of Indian painting ....................................................................................................... 51 Genres of Indian Painting ......................................................................................................... 51 10 Murals.................................................................................................................................... 51 Rajinder Nagar: 1/8-B, 2 nd Floor, Apsara Arcade, Near Gate 6, Karol Bagh Metro, Delhi Mukherjee Nagar: 103, 1 st Floor, B/1-2, Ansal Building, Behind UCO Bank, Delhi-9 09650617807, 09968029039, 09717162595 2 www.visionias.in ©Vision IAS Download from:- www.UPSCPDF.com https://t.me/UPSC_PDF www.UPSCPDF.com https://t.me/UPSC_PDF Student Notes: 10.1 Badami paintings ............................................................................................................ 52 10.2 Murals under the Pallava, Pandava and Chola kings ...................................................... 52 10.3 Vijayanagara murals ....................................................................................................... 53 10.4 Nayaka Murals ................................................................................................................ 54 10.5 Kerala Murals .................................................................................................................. 54 11 Miniature Painting ................................................................................................................. 54 11.1 The Pala School (11 th – 12 th Century) ............................................................................. 54 11.2 Western Indian School of Painting ................................................................................. 55 11.3 Mughal Painting ............................................................................................................. 56 11.4 Rājput Painting ................................................................................................................ 57 12 Modern Painting .................................................................................................................... 60 Phases .....................................................................................................................................