NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – UPSC Daily Important Topic | 27 September 2021

NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

TOPIC: ART AND CULTURE

From the 5th century A.D, a distinct style of architecture developed in the Northern part of India, known as the Nagara style of architecture.

  • Temple followed the Panchayatan style of temple making, consisted of subsidiary shrines laid out in the crucified ground plan.
  • Presence of Assembly halls or mandaps in front of main shrine.
  • No water tanks or reservoirs in Temple complex.
  • Temples built on upraised platforms.
  • Porticos had a pillared approach.

Shikharas were of three types:-

  1. Latina or Rekha-Prasad:- They were square at the base and walls curve ineard to a point on top.
  2. Phamsana:- Broader base and shorter in height.
  3. Valabhi:- Rectangular base with roof rising into vaulted chambers.
  • Shikharas ended in the fluted disc, called Amalek.
  • Inside the temple, the wall was divided into three vertical planes called Rathas.
  • Generally, the temple did not have boundary walls.
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