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SOUTH INDIAN SCULPTURE, , Temple sculpture-Bronze and Indo-Islamic Architecture., Period—6" to 13" century AD., Aesthetic aspects of Indian temples, , Introduction of the temple sculpture:, , SCULPTURE, , An art of making representation of one in stone, wood, metal etc., by carving or moulding is called sculpture., , Scanned with CamScanner

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NAME . DESCENT OF GANGA, ARTIST |: UNKNOWN, , MEDIUM — : STONE (RELIEF SCULPTURE), PERIOD — : 7‘ CENTURY A.D., , COURTESY : ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA., , DESCRIPTION, , The earliest of the surviving examples of the derivation type. belonging, to the 6" century, are in Mahabalipuram [also called Mamallapuram 50, km. south of Madras (Chennai)]., , The excellent quality of figure sculpture in the Mahabalipuram group, of temples. set the tone for the development of plastic art in later years., This movement was soon to blossom in the great classical art of Java, and Combodia. In the proximity of the rock cut temples is a huge whaleback rock on which the pallava artists have chiseled in thick profusion, some of the finest sculptures known to belong to ancient India. Monkeys., lions, elephants, deer and a host of wild animals alongwith ascetics in, meditation and mythical serpent gods have been carved with great vigour., , realism and charm., , Scanned with CamScanner

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NAME : LAKSHMI NARAYAN, (KENDARIYA MAHADEV TEMPLE), , ARTIST : UNKNOWN, , MEDIUM : STONE, , PERIOD >: 10TH CENTURY A.D. (CHANDELLE) ., , PLACE > KHAJURAHO. M:P., DESCRIPTION, , In the central India. we find a number of temples at Khajuraho. About, two hundred temples were built at that time under the patronage of Chandelle, rulers. Here. there are temples dedicated to lord Shiva. Vaishno and Jain, deities. Many temples exist but only thirty are in a complete form today., , Kendariya Mahadev Temple built on the high platform shows an, external pradakshina of the temple and an opportunity to view the, sculptures. This temple is considered the best example of the central Indian, type of temples. The panels of the sculpture seem to bind the temple, around the middle portion. On the border of the panels an elephant and, horse are in procession, that gives rhythm and movement to the viewers., as they walk around the temple. Climbing flight of the stairs of the platform, leads to the entrance of the temple. The doorway is adorned with a curved, torana, of a single stone that looks like a garland of delicate flowers., , Within the temple are more sculptures. pillars and the main garbha griha., , Panels. borders, decorative motifs fill the walls of the temple. The, stone has been intricately worked to look delicate and beautiful. Panels, of sculpture alse inform us about daily life of the people. who built temples, , and the costumes. science. technology and the art of the age., , Scanned with CamScanner