Dravida
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Dravida is a major style of South Indian Hindu temple architecture characterized by its towering pyramid-shaped vimanas, elaborate gopurams (gateway towers), and richly sculpted stonework.
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Hindu temple architectural tradition
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South Indian architectural style ⓘ temple architecture style ⓘ |
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Dravida style
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Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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axial alignment of shrine and entrance
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axial and symmetrical layout ⓘ axial processional paths ⓘ elaborate gopuram ⓘ emphasis on horizontal enclosure walls ⓘ emphasis on verticality in vimana ⓘ enclosure walls (prakara) ⓘ gateway tower ⓘ hierarchical spatial organization from outer to inner zones ⓘ high boundary walls ⓘ highly ornamented base moldings (adhisthana) ⓘ iconic representation of deities on outer walls ⓘ iconic temple gateways dominating skyline ⓘ iconographic sculpture programs ⓘ integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ kalasha finial on top of vimana ⓘ mandapas (pillared halls) ⓘ monumental scale in major temples ⓘ multiple concentric enclosures ⓘ multiple gopurams along cardinal directions ⓘ niche shrines on outer walls ⓘ ornamental doorways ⓘ ornamental parapets and miniature shrines ⓘ ornate ceiling carvings ⓘ ornate pillar carvings ⓘ pyramid-shaped vimana ⓘ relief panels on gopurams ⓘ rich narrative reliefs from Hindu epics ⓘ richly sculpted stonework ⓘ ritual processional routes ⓘ sculpted cornices and moldings ⓘ sculpted deities and mythological scenes ⓘ sculpted friezes of dancers and musicians ⓘ sculpted yali and mythical creatures ⓘ stone construction ⓘ tiered storeys (talas) in superstructure ⓘ tiered superstructure ⓘ towering vimana ⓘ use of Dravidian shikhara form (vimana) ⓘ use of circumambulatory paths (pradakshina) around sanctum ⓘ use of codified temple proportions and measurements ⓘ use of granite and other hard stone ⓘ vimana over the garbhagriha ⓘ |
| usedFor | Hindu temple construction ⓘ |
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