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:-
- Latina or Rekha-Prasad:- They were square at the base and walls curve ineard to a point on top.
- Phamsana:- Broader base and shorter in height.
- 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.