Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture - North and South India
author: Michael W. Meister
edition: 1986, American Institute of Indian Studies
pages: 6147
Topic: History
Chapter 58 - Nayakas of Keladi, Ikkeri, and Bidnur
This chapter describes Nayakas of Keladi, Ikkeri, and Bidnur located on page 259 in the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture (North and South India) compiled by Michael W. Meister, George Michell and M. A. Dhaky. These books deal with Indian temples from the early centuries. South India developed the Dravidian style while North India expressed symbolic experimentation of the divine manifestation.
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history [by Suma Parappattoli]
Venkitasubrahmania Iyer identified this Vira with the king Virappa Nayaka of Madura (1572-1595 AD) Kamasandesha refers to one Acyuta as ruling the region to the northern part of the river Kaveri. He is described here as an evil king. This king is identified with the Achyutappa Nayak of Tanjore (1560-1614 AD) The Nayaka of Palghat After passing the Palakkad gap Kama-sandesa speaks of a Nayaka king (A Nair ruler of Kerala). He is wealthy, docile and unrivalled in quality....
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Triveni Journal
The ancient writers classified this subject into very many details, and clever psychologists as they were, they analysed both men and women according to their temperaments and their emotional nature, and categorically divided them under eight main headings, Nayakas and Nayikas as they were called. A Nayaka is a man-lover or hero and a Nayika is the heroine. There are eight types of them, and these formed an absorbing theme for the Rajput painters....
Read full contents: Studies in Rajput Painting
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal [by Shubha Majumder]
The mula-nayaka is flanked by two male cauri-bearers standing in abhanga posture on their respective pedestals and their left hands are in katyavalambita posture and the right hands hold the flywhisk. An elliptical shirashcakra with dotted border adorns the head of the Saviour. On both side of the shirashcakra is decorated with the figures of vidyadharas holding long garlands. The chatra above the head of the mula-nayaka is badly damaged....
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