Dedicated to the hindu sun god surya what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a 100 foot 30 m high chariot with. The temple is attributed to king narasimhadeva i of the eastern ganga dynasty about 1250 ce. Konark sun temple konark surya mandir is a 13th century ce sun temple at konark about 35 kilometres 22 mi northeast from puri on the coastline of odisha india.
The meenakshi temple of madurai and veeraranarayan temple of gadag have erotic sculptures on their gopuram. Most khajuraho temples were built between 950 ad and 1050 ad by the chandela dynasty. The temples are famous for their nagara style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
The khajuraho group of monuments is a group of hindu temples and jain temples in chhatarpur district madhya pradesh india about 175 kilometres 109 mi southeast of jhansi they are a unesco world heritage site. The meenakshi temple of madurai and veeraranarayan temple of gadag have erotic sculptures on their gopuram. Several other temples in south india like belur halebidu somanathapura and nugguhalli the badami and banashankari temples of the chalukya times and the vijayanagar temples of bhatkal and lepakshi also have a profusion of erotic art.
However the khajuraho temples are the unesco world heritage sites situated in madhya pradesh. Some researchers believe that these figurines portray the concepts of kama sutra and some say these are tantric sexual practices. In india the khajuraho temples are very famous for its sex sculptures.
Erotic and nude sculptures can be found on ajanta 2nd century bce and ellora 5th to 10th centuries temples sun temple in konark virupaksha temple in hampi lingaraja temple in bhubaneshwar and many more. Erotic sculptures and paintings can be found on many temples in india and not just on khajuraho temples. Only the central and top most part of the temple have been preserved.
The giant nandi in the front of the temple is now housed in the csmvs museum in mumbai. From its sculptures it is believed to belong to the 6th century ad. The ranchhodray temple is situated near surya kund on the bank of the river meshvo.
The most significant remains of monumental mauryan art include the remains of the royal palace and.
Temple sculptures of india. In this mega article we shall discuss about the indian temple architecture and sculpture in detail. This post is a part of the indian culture compilation based on the ncert text book an introduction to indian art part 1. In the previous articles we have discussed about the later mural traditions post mauryan trends in indian art and architecture arts of the mauryan period arts of indus. Indian temples are well famous for its architecture design and sculptures there are very few temples in india features with erotic sculptures such as tripurantaka temple in karnataka chennakesava temple at somanathapura kailasa temple in ellora nanda devi temple of almora mandwa mahal in chattisgarh tripurantaka temple in karnataka ranakpur jain temple of rajasthan modhera sun temple in.
The surviving art of the mauryan empire which ruled at least in theory over most of the indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 bce is mostly sculpture. There was an imperial court sponsored art patronized by the emperors especially ashoka and then a popular style produced by all others.
There was an imperial court sponsored art patronized by the emperors especially ashoka and then a popular style produced by all others. The surviving art of the mauryan empire which ruled at least in theory over most of the indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 bce is mostly sculpture. Indian temples are well famous for its architecture design and sculptures there are very few temples in india features with erotic sculptures such as tripurantaka temple in karnataka chennakesava temple at somanathapura kailasa temple in ellora nanda devi temple of almora mandwa mahal in chattisgarh tripurantaka temple in karnataka ranakpur jain temple of rajasthan modhera sun temple in.
In the previous articles we have discussed about the later mural traditions post mauryan trends in indian art and architecture arts of the mauryan period arts of indus. This post is a part of the indian culture compilation based on the ncert text book an introduction to indian art part 1. In this mega article we shall discuss about the indian temple architecture and sculpture in detail.
