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Write a conclusion on South Indian temple architecture

Answer 1

South Indian temple architecture

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Alternative Title: Drāviḍa style

South Indian temple architecture, also called Drāviḍa Style, architecture invariably employed for Hindu temples in modern Tamil Nadu from the 7th to the 18th century, characterized by its pyramidal, or kūṭina-type, tower. Variant forms are found in Karnataka (formerly Mysore) and Andhra Pradesh states. The South Indian temple consists essentially of a square-chambered sanctuary topped by a superstructure, tower, or spire and an attached pillared porch or hall (maṇḍapa, or maṇṭapam), enclosed by a peristyle of cells within a rectangular court. The external walls of the temple are segmented by pilasters and carry niches housing sculpture. The superstructure or tower above the sanctuary is of the kūṭina type and consists of an arrangement of gradually receding stories in a pyramidal shape. Each story is delineated by a parapet of miniature shrines, square at the corners and rectangular with barrel-vault roofs at the centre. The tower is topped by a dome-shaped cupola and a crowning pot and finial.

Answer 2

The south Indian temple architecture is known as Dravida style most popularly.  

Explanation:

• Their architecture is characterized by its pyramidal typed tower called kutina.
• The architecture particularly consists of a 'square chambered sanctuary' that is further topped by superstructure known as tower or spire with an attached pillared porch that remained enclosed by cells in peristyle that tends to remain within a court which is rectangular in position.
• The external walls remain segmented by pilasters housing sculptures while the tower consists of an arrangement of stories in receding order.

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