Culture
Hoysala
Architecture
Location
·
Peak
during 11th to 14th centuries in Karnataka.
·
Most
Temples concentrated in Hassan, Chikmanglur and Mysore
·
Notable
examples:
Ø Chenna-Kesava Temple
Ø Hoysaleshwara temple
@Halebit (Shiva)
(Both
nominated for UNESCO heritage status)
Material
·
Soapstone,
granite, schist stone and wood
·
Sculpture
are carved on schist stone is soft when quarried but hardens when exposed to
air, thus preserving the fine details for a long period.
Deities
·
Shaiva,
Vaisnava and Jain- depending on village demography.
·
There
are even twin-temples with both Shiva and Vishnu, indicating that devotees of
Shaivism and Vainshnavism didnot have bitter rivalry- at least until the fall
of Hoysala empire.
Style
·
Temple
·
Open
Mandapa, closed by a compound wall.
·
Miniature
shrines within compound wall
·
Temple
·
Gopuram
usually seven storey
·
Two
Vimana and three Vimana structure- made from single granite.
·
Location:
Talakkad near Mysore
·
By
Hoysala king, Vishnuvardhan after defeating Cholas. (1117 A.D.)
·
features:
single granite vimana, huge statue of Nandi, open mandapa, garb griha.
·
Mughals
and natual calamity had destroyed it.
·
Monument
was submerged due to rise in water table and weight of sand dunes.
·
Why
in news? Because ASI has restored it.
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