Early Chalukyan Architecture

7/24/2019 Early Chalukyan Architecture

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EARLY CHALUKYAN

ARCHITECTURESUBMITTED BY ASHUTOSH SINGH

HIMANSHU DHALL SONALI JAIN


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INTRODUCTION

The rule of the Chalukyas arks a! "#orta!t"lesto!e "! the h"story of South I!$"a%

It "s also &alle$ as a 'ol$e! a'e "! theh"story of (ar!ataka%

Thou'h they rule$ a )ast e#"re* theChalukya! +orksho#s &o!&e!trate$ ost of

the"r te#le ,u"l$"!' a&t")"ty "! a relat")elysall area +"th"! the Chalukya! heartla!$%

The Chalukyas +ere 'reatly "!tereste$ "!te#le ar&h"te&ture%


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HISTORY

The Chalukya! Dy!asty +as

a $o"!a!t #o+er"! !orther!

kar!ataka $ur"!' the -th

&e!tury% Th"s $y!asty "s attr",ute$ +"th ha)"!' "!tro$u&e$"ts

o+! style of te#le ar&h"te&ture

&alle$Chalukya! Ar&h"te&ture% Th"s ar&h"te&ture ,le!$s the

f"!er as#e&ts of theDra)"$"a!

a!$ Na'ara te#le ar&h"te&ture% He!&e "t "s also referre$ as

.esara ar&h"te&ture%/.esara0 "s a sa!skr"t +or$ ea!"!'

/ule0* +h"&h"s a hy,r"$ a!"al%


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CHALUKYAN

TEMPLES

The Chalukyas &o!stru&te$ se)eral sto!e1,u"lt shr"!es

a!$ te#les at A"hole* +h"&h are ostly H"!$u ,ut a fe+are Ja"!%

They +ere &o!stru&te$ $ur"!' &%234 AD to &%-34 AD% The te#les ha$ flat or sl"'htly slo#"!' roofs a!$ +ere

surou!te$ ,y a sall sh"khara% A #"llare$ asse,ly hall or a!$a#a +as a$$e$ to these

stru&tures* "!$"&at"!' a further e)olut"o! of te#le ar&h"te&ture%


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AIHOLE

A"hole "s a sall )"lla'e o! the ,a!ks of theMala#ra,ha r")er%

It +as the &ra$le of a!&"e!t H"!$u te#lear&h"te&ture%

It has ore tha! 54 te#les +"th $"ffere!t styles+as u!$ertake! ,y the art"sa!s%

The art"sa!s +orke$ o! the ro&ks to &reate theearl"est ro&k &ut shr"!es a!$ 'ra$uate$ to the fullfle$'e$ Chalukya style of ar&h"te&ture%

These styles are a$o#t"!' ,y a!y otherart"sa!s a!$ ar&h"te&t%


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TEMPLES IN AIHOLE

6a)a!a 7ha$" "s o!e of the ol$est ro&k1&ut te#les "! A"hole% % The s&ul#tures "!

ra)a!a are su#er, es#e&"ally the $a!&"!'S")a* a!$ the s")al"!'a roo

A!other* o!e of the earl"est te#le "!

A"hole "s Hu&h&h"all"'u$" te#le% The ost "#ress")e te#le here "sthe Dur'a


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BADAMI CHALUKYAS

The Ba$a" Chalukya ar&h"te&ture +as a te#le,u"l$"!' "$"o that e)ol)e$ 3th to 8th &e!tury AD%The Ba$a" Chalukyas &o!tr",ut"o! to te#le,u"l$"!' at&he$ the"r )alor a!$ the"ra&h"e)ee!ts "! ,attle%

BADAMI CAVE TEMPLESBa$a" te#les style "!&lu$es 9 ty#es ofo!ue!ts they are the ro&k &ut halls a!$Stru&tural te#les%: A!$ ha)e ,as"&ally ;features < #"llare$ )era!$a* &olu!e$ hall a!$ asa!&tu &ut out $ee# "!to ro&k%


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"&tures of ,a$a" &a)es


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The outs"$e )era!$as of the &a)e te#les are rather#la"!* ,ut the "!!er hall &o!ta"!s r"&h s&ul#tural

sy,ol"s%: Ca)e = >Sh")a?: Ca)e 9 >."sh!u as Tr")"kraa or .aa!a* .arahaa!$ (r"sh!a?: Ca)e ; >."sh!u as Naras"ha* .araha* Har"hara a!$Tr")"kraa%?: Ca)e 2 >Ja"! T"rtha!kara 7ars)a!atha?: Bhuta!atha'rou# te#les >Ba$a" a!$ (alya!" Chalukya?: Mall"kar@u!a 'rou# te#les >(alya!" Chalukya?

: Yellaa 'rou# te#les >(alya!" Chalukya?


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Documents

Early Chalukyan Architecture