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Vesara School of Temple Architecture
- Also called as chalukya/Karnataka style
- Around 7th8th centuries.
- Fusion of nagara and dravida styles.
- 2 components
- vimaan and mandapa joined by antaral Dravidian concept
- shikhara nagaran concept
- Chalukyan temples donีt have a covered embulatory passage
- treatment of exterior walls-blending of both styles
- Inegrate carving on pillars, ceillings and door plains
- Ex. virupaksha temple at Pattadakal, rameswaram cave temple at Ellora 4 armed dancing shiva.
Hoyasala School of Art
- A. D.
- Near mysore, south Karnataka
- Unique feature-star ground plan
- Multiple shrines-deities-equal importance and power
- Jagati-upraised platform
- Inticrate carving on both sides of the walls as well in the jewellary of the gods.
- Stone choristic schist
- Temple pillar looks like monolith
- Temple walls zigzag form
- Ex. chhenakeshava temple, Belur
- Hoyasaleswara temple, helevied
Pal School of Art
- Under pala and sena rulers
- Bengal and Bihar
- th- th century around
- Finely finished
- Highly polished stone sculpture looks like metal found at nalanda, rajgir and Bodhgaya nalanda art is divided in three stages.
- Mahayana phase of Buddha and bodhisattva images.
- Sahajyana images
- Kalchakra kapalika system
- Both Buddhist and hinduist
- Figures are much decorated
Rashtrakuta School of Art
- 8th century
- Successors of chalukya
- Kailash temple at Ellora caves by Krishna 2
- Trimurti at elephant caves