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M ID D IE
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1 3 .r7 .V ig lu
s e a te do nS e s a a tle fte n do fv e ra n d a ,
C ave
J .B a d e n )r.K .rrn ;r.rk a , ln d r.r.E rrly
W e *e rn
C a lu k y a
p e rio d . D e d ic J re di n
S a k ae ra
s o o(A .D .j7 8 ).
a rc h ite c tu ra l d e c o ra tio nth a n
th a t s c e ni n
th e
V a k e ta k a a n d o th e r c a rlic rc a v e so f tlle D e c c a ni s
p r e s e n t .A
d is tin c tiv c fe a tu re is th e u s co fb ra c k c t
lig rrrc 5 ito p
rh c'q trrre
p ill;r s c o n 'i'r in gp ri-
n
rily o f n ith
lu s tn a n o ro u sp o s e s(F ig . rJ .1 6 ).
T h e s es e rv e a s tra n s itio n s b c tw e e nth c v c rtic a i
p illa r s a n d th eo fte n c la b o ra te ly c a r v c d c c iiin g
p a n c lso f E a rly
W e s te rnC a lu k y a
m o n u m c n ts
(F ig s .r3 .r5 , r3 .ro ). U ltim a te ly , b r a c k e tf i g u r e s
b e c o m e a m a ind e c o ra tiv em o tifin la te r D e c c a n
s ty le s ,such asth a to f th e K a k a tiy a s .T h c E a rly
$ T e s tc rnC a lu k y a
e x a n rp lc ss h o w
s ty lis tictic s
t os o m e V a k e ta k ac a ry in g s .
T h e rn a in s c u lp tu ra lp ro g ra r.no fth e
c a v cc o n -
s is tso f
a
n u n tb c r
o f
g ig a n ticp a n e is s e t in to
n ic h c s s h o w in gv a rio u s fo rn s
o f V is n u . Onc of
th e
m o s t im p r c s s iv eo f
th e s e is th c c n o rlrlo u s
rc p re s e n ta tio no f th cg o d s e a tc c lo n
S e s aa t th e
le ftc n d
o f
th c
v e ra n d a (F ig s .r3 .r5 ,
r3 .r7 ).
fo irr-.rrn rc drn d
s c ,,rc di n
. r p o : t L r r e o f
ro y .ri
e a s e ,th efig lrrc
re lle c ts th e
fu ll,
fc s h y
fo rn .rs
p o p u la r in
w c s te rll D c c c a ll s ty le s ,b u t w c a rs a n
r3 .r8 .N l-V a ra h a ,
o n v c ra rd aof C ave3 .B a d :D, K a r_
n a ta k a ,In d ie .E a rJ yW e s tc mC a lu k y ap e rio d .D e d i_
c a te di nS a k a e r aJ o o(A .D .J 7 8 ).
tn u s u a l
h e a d d re s s ,w h ic h
m ay
b e
a n
E a rly
W c s te rn
C a lu k y a
c h a ra c tc ris tic ,p o s s ib ly w ith
s o ile
s o u th c rn a s s o c ia tio n s .
V is n uis s u rro u n d e d
b y
s m a lJ e ra c c o m p a n y in gfig u re s .O n
th ca d -
ja c e n tr v a ll,th c re p re s e n ta tio no fV a ra h a (n e a r
w lr ic h .tlrc in rp o rr.rn r,lc d ic a ro ry
in .c rip tio ni "
lo c a r(d ).
J c r)ro n \l.rtc s
lrr_ ,ula r rh eE rrlyW e s t_
e rn C a lu k y a s ty leh a s c v o iv e d fro m
G u p ta -p e rio c l
fo rm s .(F ig . r3 .r8 ).I n
c o n tra s tt o
" ^ r iy
iu p t"-
p e rio d
d c p ic tio n s o f th iss u b jc c t, th efig u re
o f
V a ra h ashow sl i t t l eo f th c h u s k y , m u s c u la rb o d y
ty p cin w h ic h
th eG u p tad c p e n d e n c eo ne a r lie r
K u s e n an o d c s w as so c le a r ly r e v c a le d .F u rth e r,
th e jc rv e lry
a n d o th e r d c ta ile d c a rv in g is r.m rc h
m orec r is p lyd e fin e d th a n th a t o f c a r lic r G u p ta -
p c rio d
e x a m p lc s .A s
w ith
m any
o th c r
E irly
W c.ru rnC .'lrrk y rw o rk ..h o rt.v c r.rrro rgric .
e x is tt oo th e r D c c c a na rt s ty le s .F o r e x a m p le ,th e
e a rthg o d d c s sb e in g r-rp h e ldb y V a ra h a is c lo s e ly
rc la te di n
h c rro u n d e db o d y
fo rm st o
fe m a lc s
s c c na t A ja n ta , A u ra n g a b a d ,a n d o th e rlv c s tc rn
D cccan s ite s .
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