Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c39.46

c39.46

A late and final flowering of the style may be seen in a group of buildings erected by Sankaravarman (A.D. 883-902), who succeeded Avantivarman, and adopted the town of Patan, seventeen miles north-west of Srinagar, as the site of his architectural activities. Here are the remains of two [Figure: Fig 1 Gadag, Dharwar : Pillars within Saraswati Temple ; c 12th century]