Architecture of AssamChiefly on the temple architecture of Assam, from the Gupta period to the Ahom rule in Assam. |
Common terms and phrases
12th century 12th century A.D. Ahom Ahom architecture amalaka angasikharas antarāla appears architectural activities Assamese bāḍa Banerji Bengal Bhumra Brahmaputra valley brick building Buranji cave cella Cole Park components construction contains Da-Parvatiya temple Darrang decorative deity Deogarh devakoṣṭhas developed do-cālā door-frame door-jambs door-sill early mediaeval existence Fakuwa Dol figures floor Gadadhar Singha garbhagṛha Gauhati Gaurisagar Goalpara District ground-plan group of temples Gupta temple Guptesvara temple height Ibid Indo-Aryan Islamic Islamic architecture Jaisagar jamb Kachari Kāmākhyā temple Kāmarūpa Kamrup District kilometres king late mediaeval lintel Majgaon mandapa Mandir masonry mastaka mediaeval period mediaeval temples metres Nachna-Kuthara North Indian Nowgong octagonal outer pābhāga Pālas pañcaratha phase pillar Plan-over-plinth Plate plinth ratha region Rudra Singha ruins śākhās Satra sculptures Sibsagar sikhara Śiva stone blocks Stone inscription stone pieces stone temple structure style survived Svargadeva temple temple architecture temples of Assam Tezpur vertical vimāna wall
References to this book
Assam and India: Fragmented Memories, Cultural Identity, and the Tai-Ahom ... Yasmin Saikia No preview available - 2005 |
Assam and India: Fragmented Memories, Cultural Identity, and the Tai-Ahom ... Yasmin Saikia No preview available - 2005 |