1 History & Culture · 1.1.12 Ancient art and architecture

1.1.12.4 Temple architecture: Gupta beginnings and the Nagara, Dravida and Vesara styles

Structural temples began in the Gupta age as small flat-roofed shrines and developed into three broad regional orders: the Nagara of the north, the Dravida of the south and the mixed Vesara of the Deccan.

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Key terms

  • garbhagriha
  • shikhara
  • vimana
  • gopuram
  • Nagara
  • Dravida
  • Vesara
  • Latina
  • Phamsana
  • Valabhi
  • Deogarh
  • Bhitargaon
  • Khajuraho
  • Konark
  • Hoysala

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