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Valabhi Temples In North India
Publisher:
Aryan Books International
| Author:
Rakesh Tewari
| Language:
English
| Format:
Hardback
Publisher:
Aryan Books International
Author:
Rakesh Tewari
Language:
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The main modes of North Indian temples include Latina, Phamsana, Shekhari and Valabhi types. They have been discussed in most of the works on Indian temples. However, separate studies on these forms have not been attempted so far. This monograph is a pioneering attempt in this regard. It is focussed only on the Valabhi mode of temples, which comprise ayatakara talachhanda yojana (rectangular ground plan), a doorway to one of its longer parsvas (side) and a semi-cylindrical sikhara (superstructure). About fifty percent of there temples are in Uttarakhand, most of which have been brought to light by the author and his colleagues. Other temples discussed in this work are located in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Apart from documenting the existing Valabhi temples, this work traces the evolution of Valabhi structure, its transformation into a temple, literary references, dedication and architectural features in a chronological order, from the very beginning to the medieval period. The comprehensive study, lavishly illustrated with photographs and analytical drawings, is expected to provide new insights into the appreciation of Valabhi temples and its various aspects.
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The main modes of North Indian temples include Latina, Phamsana, Shekhari and Valabhi types. They have been discussed in most of the works on Indian temples. However, separate studies on these forms have not been attempted so far. This monograph is a pioneering attempt in this regard. It is focussed only on the Valabhi mode of temples, which comprise ayatakara talachhanda yojana (rectangular ground plan), a doorway to one of its longer parsvas (side) and a semi-cylindrical sikhara (superstructure). About fifty percent of there temples are in Uttarakhand, most of which have been brought to light by the author and his colleagues. Other temples discussed in this work are located in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Apart from documenting the existing Valabhi temples, this work traces the evolution of Valabhi structure, its transformation into a temple, literary references, dedication and architectural features in a chronological order, from the very beginning to the medieval period. The comprehensive study, lavishly illustrated with photographs and analytical drawings, is expected to provide new insights into the appreciation of Valabhi temples and its various aspects.
About Author
Dr. Rakesh Tewari (b. 1953, Sitapur, U.P.) is the Director of the U.P. State Archaeology Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh since 1989. He has been directing and conducting archaeological explorations and excavations for more than three decades in India. He has visited a number of ancient sites and monuments in Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Mauritius, Australia, UK and Italy. Apart from carrying out significant excavations in the central Ganga Valley, he has also documented a number of ancient sites, temples, sculptures and their remains in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Tewari is the founder editor of Pragdhara - a leading research journal on archaeology and allied subjects. He has to his credit many published reports, monographs, edited volumes and research papers, reviews and notes. In collaboration with Cambridge University researchers, he has worked on the ancient Deccan routes and archaeological settlements in the Ganga Plain. Also, he is collaborating in an ongoing UKIERI project - ?From the collapse of Harappan urbanism to the rise of great Indian Early Historic cities?.
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