dravida

(noun)

The main architectural style in South India.

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Examples of dravida in the following topics:

  • Temple Style of the South

    • South India gave rise to the Dravida style of architecture, and is where most of the largest Hindu Temples can be found.
    • The main architectural styles are the Dravida style of South India, the Nagara style of North India, and the mixed Vesara style.
  • Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

    • South India gave rise to the Dravida style of architecture and is where most of the largest Hindu temples can be found.
    • The main architectural styles in India are the Nagara style of North India and the Dravida style of South India.
  • Northern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

    • At the turn of the first millennium CE, two major types of temples existed: the northern or Nagara style and the southern or Dravida type of temple.
    • Distinguish the simplicity of northern-style Nagara temple from the complexity of the southern Dravida temple.
  • Architecture of Hindu Temples

    • Two main styles of temples exist in India: the northern Nagara style and the southern Dravida style.
    • The Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore has the tallest Dravida style tower (216 feet) in India.
  • Temple Style of the North

    • At the turn of the first millennium CE, two major types of these temples existed, the northern Nagara style, and the southern Dravida style.
  • Architecture in the Vijayanagar Empire

    • This dravida style became popular during the reign of Krishnadeva Raya and is seen in South Indian temples constructed over the next two centuries.
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