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Temple of Virupaksa

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Pattadakal, Karnataka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:20:42Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:20:42Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:20:41Z
dc.descriptionThis temple shows both Dravidian & Indo-Aryan features. These features include a Dravidian tower, a wide mandapa, secondary mandapas with several entrances, and a gallery composed of series of small sanctuaries, abutting on the wall. This temple was built in 740 by Vikramaditya II to commemorate his third victory over the Pallavas and the capture of Kanchi. Architects brought from the south contributed to the construction. A statue of Nandi, Siva's bull is housed in a free-standing mandapa. The temple & buildings are surrounded by strong walls, and access is by a huge gate, reminiscent of that of the Pallava temples. Sculptures decorate walls and niches of the sanctuary. The antarala, now highly developed, has 20 pillars, while the separately standing mandapa has 4. The cella includes a circumambulatory.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1572
dc.identifier.otherIM-633
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176567
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectDeccan-- Chalukya Dynasty-- Pattadakal
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleTemple of Virupaksa
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Illus. 195, p. 229

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