[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942) › c32.3 # Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c32.3 Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c32.3 - **Language:** English ### [c32.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32.3) A VARIATION of the Indo-Aryan style was produced during the early mediaeval period in a tract of country forming a portion of the Deccan This tract comprises an extensive area of the middle-west of the peninsula, being contained between the river Tapti on the north, and the upper branch of the Kistna on the south It is a part of India having notable architectural traditions as it includes within its limits the finest examples of the rock-cut mode, such as Ajanta and Ellora, which in themselves are sufficient to provide a grand source for architectural inspiration. This rock method of expression, to all intents and purposes, was drawing to a close towards the end of the tenth century, so that with the beginning of the structural movement, now to be described a new era of architectural development dawns. - [Previous: c32.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32.1) - [Next: c32.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32.4) - [Up: c32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32) ## Cites (1) - [Ajanta](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.ajanta) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.brown-1942.c32.3) · Pramāṇa