A Thousand Petalled Lotus: Jain Temples of Rajasthan : Architecture & IconographyThe Jain Temples At Dilwara In Mount Abu Evoke A Sense Of Awe For Their Sculptural Artistry. Unnamed Artists Who Had, For Years Created Exquisite Pieces In Ivory, Now Worked With Marble, Sculpting Ceilings And Domes, Columns And Walls, Creating Works Of Unparalled Beauty. They Carried Forward, And Deepened A Rich Tradition Of Temple Building In India, With Their Plethora Of Images From Indian Myths And Legends. Numerous Gods And Goddesses, Yaksas And Yaksis, Dancers And Musicians, Apsaras And Nagins, As Well As Flowers And Trees-Mythic And Real-Adore Every Nook And Corner Of These Temples. The Most Outstanding Feature Of These Temples Are The Thousand-Petalled Lotuses That Decorate The Domes In The Rangmandaps, Signifying A Very Highly Evolved Technical And Artistic Achievement.Some 200 Kms Away And 500 Years Later, In Ranakpur, The Adisvara Temple Is An Achievement Of A Different Kind. It Is Renowned For Its Architectural Splendour; A Thousand Columns That Define Its Wondrous Spaces Are All Unique, As No Two Are Alike.Using These Temples For A Photographic And A Reflective Study, Professor Sehdev Kumar Explores The Artistic Nuances Of These Temples In The Context Of The Rich Tradition Of Temple Architecture And Iconography In India. |
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15th century abhayamudra Adiśvara temple Ambikā architect architecture arms artist auspicious band Buddha Buddhist Cakreśvarī carved Caulukya caumukha cauri-bearer centre circular columns corner corridor ceiling cosmic courses dance dancers and musicians decorated deity depicted devakulikās dome domical ceiling elephants figures four four-armed gajatālu Gaṇeśa garbhagṛha goddess gods gūḍhamaṇḍapa Gujarat hands Hindu holds iconography Indian art Jain temples Jaina Jainism Jambudvipa jina jina image Kāliya khattaka kirttimukhas Kṛṣṇa Lakṣmi lalitāsana lion lotus flower lotus petals lotuses lūmās Lunavasāhi Lunavasahi temple Mahāvīra mandapa meditation motif Mount Abu mukhamaṇḍapa myths nāgas Naṭarāja navacauki Neminatha octagonal padmaśilā painting panel Pārśvanātha pendant pillars portico posture Rāga Rajasthan Ranakpur rangamaṇḍapa samatala ceiling sanctum Sarasvati sculpture seated in lalitasana serpent shown shrine side Śiva six-armed sixteen vidyādevīs sixteen-armed spiritual square standing Śvetāmbara symbol symbolises temple at Ranakpur temples at Dilwara tirthankara tradition tree vajra varadamudra vidyadharas Vimalavasāhi temple Viṣṇu worship yakṣa yakṣi yakṣīs नमो