A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s5.t1.62
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s5.t1.62
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The numerous gigantic temples of Southern India in the Dravidian style, erected from the sixteenth century to the present day, with their appurtenant corridors and 'halls of 1000 columns', are covered with sculpture, mostly of a fantastic and *outré* character. The most famous princely builder was Tirumalla (Trimul) Nāik, who ruled at Madura from 1621 to 1657. His celebrated pillared hall, or 'choultrie', at