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    Vijayanagara architecture combined styles from previous southern Indian dynasties and was characterized by large temple complexes. Temples had highly decorated walls and pillars, multiple prayer halls, and were enclosed in walls. Famous temples included the Virupaksha Temple in Hampi with its large gateway tower, and the Hazara Rama Temple known for its extensive Ramayana sculptures. Palaces featured lotus-shaped pavilions and large audience halls, while civic structures included mansions, open-air pavilions and temple streets, reflecting the cosmopolitan empire. Sculptures of gods and scenes from epics adorned temples and shrines. Thus, the Vijayanagara period produced brilliant art and

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    Vijayanagara architecture combined styles from previous southern Indian dynasties and was characterized by large temple complexes. Temples had highly decorated walls and pillars, multiple prayer halls, and were enclosed in walls. Famous temples included the Virupaksha Temple in Hampi with its large gateway tower, and the Hazara Rama Temple known for its extensive Ramayana sculptures. Palaces featured lotus-shaped pavilions and large audience halls, while civic structures included mansions, open-air pavilions and temple streets, reflecting the cosmopolitan empire. Sculptures of gods and scenes from epics adorned temples and shrines. Thus, the Vijayanagara period produced brilliant art and

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    Vijayanagara architecture combined styles from previous southern Indian dynasties and was characterized by large temple complexes. Temples had highly decorated walls and pillars, multiple prayer halls, and were enclosed in walls. Famous temples included the Virupaksha Temple in Hampi with its large gateway tower, and the Hazara Rama Temple known for its extensive Ramayana sculptures. Palaces featured lotus-shaped pavilions and large audience halls, while civic structures included mansions, open-air pavilions and temple streets, reflecting the cosmopolitan empire. Sculptures of gods and scenes from epics adorned temples and shrines. Thus, the Vijayanagara period produced brilliant art and

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    Q Vijayanagara Architecture resembles the cosmopolitan nature of the empire.

    Explains the charecteristic feautures of Vijayanagara Architecture?

    Introduction: the rulers of Vijayanagara who are great patrons of art and
    architecture. The religious ideology gave great impetus to building activity.
    They combined the features of chola, Pandya, chalukya , hoyasala architectural
    style. Great architectural edifices were built at Hampi lepakshi , Vellore ,
    chandragiri , Srirangam and Madurai.

    ARCHITECTURE

    Religious Courtly Civic Jain Sculpture


    Architecture architecture architecture architecture

    Religious architecture:
    Features of temples:
    ● walls of the temples are highly decorated with carvings and geometrical
    patterns
    ● Gopurams which are previously present on the front side now were built
    on all sides
    ● Temple pillars have a mythical creature yali (horse) engraved in them
    ● Monolithic pillars and enclosing walls were larger
    ● More than one mandapas were built in each temple. The central mandapa
    came to be known as kalyanamandapa
    ● The concept of secular buildings inside the temple premises were
    introduced during this time. Temple complex is enclosed by boundaries.

    ● Sri virupaksha temple: gopura is medieval engineering marvel


    ● Hazara Ramaswamy temple: hazara 1000 scenes from Ramayana
    decorated on the walls
    ● Krishna Swamy temple: there is even less of style employed in its
    architecture only mandappa is ornamented. The whole structure consists
    of principal shrine enclosed by pradakshina.
    ● Vittala Swami temple: mahamandapa and kalyanamandapa are
    impressive. Walls with high platforms, ceilings are highly ornamented .
    Sapta swara stamba gives music. Ferguson says finest of all temples in
    South India .
    ● Lepakshi temple: it contents three shrines of Papavinasha ,viresha ,
    raghunatha in Trikutachala with common mandapa
    ● Tadipatri temple: in this two temples are there : 1 . Rama lingeshwara
    temple 2. Venkataramana temple, forms to large gopurams. Gopurams
    and mahamandapa is compared to halebid. temples at chandragiri ,
    Kanchipuram ( one of the largest gopuram in South India) ,Srirangam (
    biggest in South India with 7 enclosures) , Chidambaram are famous
    temples in Tamilnadu.
    Courtly architecture:

    Guard tower

    Lotus mahal Lotus mahal:(Indo Islamic) foliate arches is


    Islamic style. pillars is Dravidian style

    Elephant stable
    Civic architecture: places of public interaction

    Ranga mandapa

    Mahanavami Dibba

    Temple street
    ● Beautiful mansions of the kings
    Sculpture:
    Nandi at lepakshi
    At hampi Ugra Narasimha and Hanuman sculptures

    Jain architecture:
    ● Ganagatti temple monolithic stamba in front of the shrine built by
    irugappa danadanatha Jain minister of harihara-11.
    Paintings
    ● Lepakshi: paintings of Shiva thandavam , Krishna with Gopikas and
    Parvathi parameshwara playing , images of Vishnu avatara .
    ● Tadipatri: vatapatra Sai ki paintings
    ● Hazara Ramaswamy temple: images of Ramayana.
    ● Tandav siddeshwara temple: images of Shiva Purana .
    ● Christian paintings during venkatapathy raya-II got prominence.
    Conclusion:
    This period is the best and brilliant in art and architecture . the art in this
    period continued to rely mostly on the chalukyan tradition . later it
    incorporated the best traditions of tamil and kannad regions , reflecting the
    cosmopolitan nature of the empire . the vijayanagara sculpture is extremely
    excellent . thus rayas made rich cultural contribution to andhra desa.

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