A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c21.2

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Caityas and vihāras of the north-western Deccan—Jaina caves of Orissa—Buddhist sanctuaries in the lower Godāvari and Krishna—rock-architecture of the western Deccan (fifth century)—paintings—temples at Aihole—rock-cut halls at Bādāmi—temples at Pattadakal—last phase of rock-architecture in the western Deccan. Pallava rock-architecture—structural temples—early Chola temples—age of Rājarāja—Tiruvāliśvaram—the Great Temple of Tanjore—Gangaikondaśolapuram—Chola sculptures and bronzes—Pāndyan architecture—gōpuras—mandapas—Jaina monuments. Chālukya temples of the western Deccan—Hoysala architecture and sculpture. Architecture of Orissa—Mukhalingam—Bhuvaneśvar—Puri—Konarak. ‘Deccani’ temples (eleventh and thirteenth centuries)—Hemadpanti style. Age of Vijayanagar—pillared mandapas—Vitthala and Hazāra Rāma temples—secular buildings—Madura style. Bāhmanī architecture, military and civil—its influence on Hindu architecture.