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1. Presented by :
Ar.Shruti
Indian Temple Architecture

2. • A
notable
feature
of
these
temples
is
the
wider
intercolumnina5on
of
the
pillars
in
the
middle
than
on
the
sides.
As
suggested
by
the
flat
roof,
square
or
rectangular
form
the
plain
treatment
of
the
walls
and
modestness
of
size,
these
temples
must
obviously
have
been
derived
from
rock-­‐cut
proto-­‐types
of
which
early
Gupta
examples
occur
at
Udaigiri
near
Sanchi.

3. History
of
India

4. Indus valley
civilizations
Buddhist
influence
Hindu
temples
Islamic
influence
Mughal
empire
History of India

5. Temple Architecture*

6. Gupta Period (320 AD –
480 AD)• After the decline of Mauryans, Gupta rulers rose to power
• The Gupta period in Indian history is known as the
Golden Age of India.
• Era of the most advanced civilization, flush with wealth,
higher education, trade with foreign countries, and an
overall happy life.
• Religious tolerance and freedom of worship
• Period of Hindu renaissance.
• Emperor Ashoka promoted Buddhism, but Gupta rulers
showed a preference for Hindu religion
• Music, architecture, sculptures and painting were at its
best.
• Various copper statues images of Buddha reflect the
craftsmanship of the Gupta period.
• After the death of the last Gupta ruler in 570 AD, the
Gupta empire declined and broke off.

8. Extensive Trade 4c
spices
gold & ivory gold & ivory
rice & wheathorses
cotton goods
cotton goods

9. Medicine Literature
Mathematics
Astronomy
Printed
medicinal guides
1000 diseases
classified
Plastic
Surgery
C-sections
performed
Inoculations
500 healing
plants identified
Decimal
System
Concept
of Zero
PI = 3.1416
Kalidasa
Solar
Calendar
The earth
is round
Gupta
India
Gupta
Achievements

10. Principal architectural features of a temple
VIMANA
MANDAPA
SHIKHARA
garbha-griha

11. Mini Shikhara repeating themselves
Dravida (south)
2 types make up the Indian
temple 'orders
Indo-Aryan (north)Sculpture on a mass scale
Little structural inventiveness or technical ingenuity
Structure to stand-piling of massive blocks one on
top of the other ensured stability without using
mortar
Fine appreciation of mass & value &
effects of shadow to a marked degree

13. Reduced in appearance to a fortress
Raise the gates of the fortress to the level of architecture
Gopurams-entrance gateways of the temple cities of the south
Makeshift battlements around their cities, towns-the temples

14. Gopurams
Importance of the temple
within the city precincts
without in altering the
form of the temple
Natural population increase
Erect yet another wall around
the existing one
City grew much like the annular
rings of a tree
Great temple of Srirangam at
Tiruchirapalli
Rectangle dynamic form
Towering, massive &
impressive
Buddhist origin

15. Gopuram

16. Buddhist and Hindu Temples during the
Mauryan and Gupta Periods
HinduTemples
• During the Mauryan period,
temples were small, stone
structures with one or two
rooms and flat roofs.
• During the Gupta period, the
temples were more complex,
with huge towers and intricate
carvings.
BuddhistTemples
• Some Buddhists carved entire
temples out of mountainsides.
• The temples at Ajanta and
Ellora are two of the most
famous of this type of
Buddhist temple.
• Another type of Buddhist
temple was the stupa.