A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples

Author: Gerard Foekema
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 152
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170173450

Description

In southern Karnataka, 4 small villages are world-famous for tourism: Belur, Halebid, Somanathapur and Shravan Belgola. The first three of them show Hoysala temples, richly carved Hindu temples dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. This tourist book is the first that aims to present the complete group of Hoysala temples to a large audience.

Not only the three famous temples are discussed and illustrated, but also more than 10 others that are extremely worth visiting for tourists and that were, until now, only known to archaeologists.

Contents

PREFACE

General
Who were the Hoysala?
A Short History of the Hoysala Kingdom
The Dedications and Names of the Temples
The Plan of the Temples
Sculpture
Recognizing the Most Important Deities
The Temples
Amritapura
Aralaguppe
Arsikere
Basaralu
Belur
Belvadi
Dodda Gadduvalli
Halebid
Haranhalli
Hosaholalu
Javagallu
Koravangala
Mosale
Nuggihalli
Somanathapur
Literature
Glossary
Maps

INDEX