Iconographic Traditions of Lakshmi-Narasimha Temple of Harnahalli: Sculptural Art of Hoysala Dynasty Module
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The Hoysala dynasty, thriving in parts of Karnataka from around tenth century CE till the fourteenth century CE, developed their distinctive style of temple architecture, and the footprints of their work are still visible in the form of temples they built in Karnataka region. The herculean task of…
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The Lakshmi-Narasimha temple is a trikuta shrine (a shrine containing three garbhagrihas or sanctum sanctorums) located in Harnahalli village of Hassan district and is 35 km from Hassan, a city in Karnataka. The temple showcases a rich iconographic scheme wherein the influence of Vaishnavism is…
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Iconographic Traditions of Lakshmi-Narasimha Temple of Harnahalli: Sculptural Art of Hoysala Dynasty
The Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra, an important dynasty of South India, ruled over parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for more than three centuries. Starting from a family of hill chiefs residing in the extreme west of Mysore, near the Ghats at Angadi in Mudigere district, they ruled over…
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ভারতের শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীতের ইতিহাসে বিষ্ণুপুর ঘরানা একটি উজ্জ্বল নাম। অখন্ড বাংলার একমাত্র এবং নিজস্ব এই ঘরানা ধ্রুপদকে কেন্দ্র করে গড়ে উঠেছে। ধ্রুপদ ছাড়াও খেয়াল, ধামার, তারানা, ঠুমরী ও টপ্পার সার্থক চর্চা চলেছে গুরু শিষ্য পরম্পরায়। কন্ঠসঙ্গীতের পাশাপাশি মল্লভূমি বিষ্ণুপুরের সঙ্গীতগুণীরা উৎকর্ষের শিখর…
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Sujit Das is an artist and illustrator who has been practicing and promoting manuscript painting for a number of years. As an artist, he has participated in many regional, national and international exhibitions and camps. He has also worked as a commercial artist for comics and regional…
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Rupeswar Nath’s home is in Koliabor in Nagaon District of Assam. Being the Chairman of a religious congregation or unit of sixteen villages in Koliabor, he holds an important religious position. He is also a ‘Pathak’ where he recites holy scriptures during religious functions and ceremonies. He…
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Jadab Chandra Mahanta is a retired teacher and a Vaishnavite cleric attached to a Vaishnavite monastery named Bor Elengi Bogiai Satra in Titabor, Assam. He engages in a number of traditional arts and crafts like manuscript painting and writing, mask making and jewellery design.
Meghna Baruah:…
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