Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. General View, 12th-13th Centuries

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. General View, 12th-13th Centuries
Author(s):	Frederic, Louis Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Keywords:	Hoysala, South India, Mysore;architecture;book scan
Series/Report no.:	Basham Collection
Description:	This is the most complete and best arranged of Hoysala temples. It has three star-shaped sanctuaries preceded by a single hall. The temple is of modest dimensions and marks a kind of regression in the art of the sculptor. It was erected in 1268. It occupies the centre of a rectangular courtyard, 213' by 174'. The temple measures about 89' from east to west and from north to south. The towers are only 33' high.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176689
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-1693

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