Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture
by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 69,139 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113
This page describes Belur temples of the study on Vastu-Shastra (Indian architecture) fifth part (Temple architecture). This part deals with This book deals with an outline history of Hindu Temple (the place of worship). It furtherr details on various religious buildings in India such as: shrines, temples, chapels, monasteries, pavilions, mandapas, jagatis, prakaras etc. etc.
Belur temples
A group of temples at Belur illustrates the earlier and larger examples. All temples are within one enclosure and few sights could be more richly picturesque than this assemblage. The temple of Keśava in this group is more interesting though it has lost its superstructure. A unique feature of this temples is its sculptured figure-subjects on the perforated screens between the exterior halls of the hypo-style hall. They are 20 in number, 10 of which are treated geometrically and the rest illustrating the Purāṇas, The sculpture of the temple especially of the pillars is really master piece and Percy Brown has very vividly described it—vide page 171, 3rd para.