Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c36.6

c36.6

Of the buildings in the typical style produced by the later Chalukyans, some idea of the importance of the movement may be estimated from the fact that out of over a hundred temples enumerated in Mysore territory more than eighty are in the Chalukya-Hoysala mode To understand the distinctive character of these temples, their architectural composition may be described under four headings : (1) the configuration of the building, and the shape of the plan ; (2) the treatment of the wall surfaces, (3) the formation of the tower, or sikhara, and (4) the design of the pillars, or the "order."