Solanki 1. Wall decoration: Exterior - 1. Hindu temple:
Built by Raja Bhimdev-I of
Style optimally; Interior - Lavishly
2. Majority: facing East
3. Presence of water tanks in some
temples
4. Steps of the water tank, small
replicas of temples were also
created
5. Hindu + Jain temples
South Stage I 1. Rock-cut cave architecture was
Indian (Mahendrav created.
Architecture arman
Stage)
Stage II 1. Big rocks were cut from outside
(Narsimhav 2. Aesthetically pleasing shape to the
arman rock inside which chambers are
stage) made
Stage III 1. Real structural temples were
(Rajsimhava created
rman stage) 2. Creation of an inclining pyramidal
tower known as Vimana
3. Gave rise to the Dravida style in
South
4. Dedicated to both Shiva and Vishnu
Stage IV 1. Emphasis was not on creating big
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1.
1. Modhera sun temple of Gujarat is a dysfunctional the Solanki Dynasty in 1026
temple, AD. Banks of Pushpavati
2. Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha district of Gujarat River
2. Jain temple: 2. Built by Nagar Brahmins 1.
1. Dilwara Jain temple of Mt. Abu and later by Vallabhi King
2. Ajitnath Jain Temple (Tarang), Arun Sen in the 14th
3. Bhadreswar Jain temple; century. The temple is one
4. The Vimala, Tejpala and Vastupala temples at of the 51 Shakti Peethas.
Mount Abu. - built by Solanki rulers ministers Jain:
1. Built between 1316 and
1432 AD by Bhima Shah, a
minister of Sultan Begada
of Ahmedabad.
2. Built in 1161 by the
Chaulukya king Kumarapala 2.
(Jain).
3. Jain layman named
Devchandra. Renovated
extensively by Jagdusha in
13th century
3.
4.
5.
1. Called as mandapa (instead of temple)
1. Mandapa now became Ratha's 1. Late 7th century by Pallava
2. Examples: Dharmaraj Rath - biggest (part of Pandava King Narasimhavarman I.
Rath, Mahabalipuram, is a group of 6 raths all 5
brothers and Draupadi - smallest Rath).
1.
1. Shore temples of Mahabalipuram, 1. Built in the 8th century CE
2. Kailashnath temple of Kanchi. by Narasimhavarman II,
also known as Rajasimha.
Narasimhavarman II was a
Pallava monarch who 1.
reigned from 690 CE to 725
CE.
2. Built by Rajasimha Pallava,
also known as
Narasimhavarman II, from
685-705 AD
2.
1. Vaikunth Perumal temple of Kanchipuram , 1. Built by the Pallava King