Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh, Indian Sculpture - Informative & researched article on Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh, Indian Sculpture
  Indianetzone: Largest Free Encyclopedia of India with thousand of articles Indian Sculpture


in  
Art & Culture | Entertainment | Health | Reference | Sports | Society | Travel
Forum  | RSS Feeds  | Free E-magazine
Indian Sculpture : Indian Sculptures l Indian Temple Sculptures l History Of Indian Sculpture l Indian Religious Sculpture l Famous Indian Sculptures l Types Of Indian Sculpture l Indian Sculptors l Features Of Indian Sculpture l Islamic Sculptures l Buddhist Indian Sculptures l Jain Sculptures of Indian l Elements of Indian Sculpture l Indian Schools of Sculptures l Indian Cave Temple Sculpture l Indian Rock Cut Sculpture l Indian Fresco
Home > Art & Culture > Indian Sculpture > Indian Temple Sculptures > Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh
Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh, Indian Sculpture
Temple Sculpture Of Andhra Pradesh has evolved by following the Dravidian architecture and sculpture.

Sculpture of Iskcon Temple, HyderabadTemple sculpture of Andhra Pradesh represents an amalgamation of different styles. This particular is steeped in legends and there are numerous ancient temples here. Several kingdoms like the Satavahanas, Badami Chalukyas, Ganga Kings and the Vijayanagar Empire has reigned in Andhra Pradesh from time to time. As a result the impacts of the architecture of all these empires are found here.

The architecture of the temples followed the Dravidian art and sculpture style. Hence the temples here flaunt colossal shikharas, gopurams, garbhagrihas, mandapas and sculpted pillars. Besides the ancient temples Andhra Pradesh also consists of some modern temples. Both the ancient and contemporary temples stand out for their sculpture. Episodes from the Hindu epics, motifs in the form of animals, humans and plants and kirtimukhas are part of the temple sculptures of Andhra Pradesh.

The other temple sculptures of Andhra Pradesh include the following:
Sculpture of Lepakshi Temple, Anantapur Sculpture of Chennakesava Temple, Anantapur Sculpture of Devi Bhramarambika, Kurnool Sculpture of Srikalahasti Temple, Chittoor
Sculpture of Thousand Pillar Temple, Warangal Sculpture of Gunupudi Someswara Temple, Godawari Sculpture of Iskcon Temple, Hyderabad Sculpture of Suryanarayana Temple, Arasavalli
Sculpture of Tirupati Temple, Tirupati Sculpture of Chennakesavaswami Temple, Cudappah Sculpture of Jagan Mohini Keshava Swami Temple, Rajahmundry Sculpture of Raja Rajeswara Temple, Karimnagar
Sculpture of Srisailam Temple, Kurnool Sculpture of Gundala Mallikarjuna Swami Temple, Vijayawada Sculpture of Kurma Temple, Sri Kakulam Sculpture of Sammakka Saralamma Temple, Warangal
Sculpture of Birla Mandir, Hyderabad Sculpture of Manthani Temple, Karimnagar Sculpture of Lord Malleshwara Temple, Vijayawada Sculpture of Sri Venkateswara Temple, Warangal
Sculpture of Mukhalingam Temple, Sri Kakulam Sculpture of Devi Kanaka Durga, Vijayawada Sculpture of Shri Shri Radha Madhan Mohan Mandir, Hyderabad Sculpture of ISKCON Temple, Tirupati


(Last Updated on : 19/02/2009)
  More on Indian Temple Sculptures...
 
Central Indian Temple Sculpture North Indian Temple Sculpture, Indian Sculpture South Indian Sculpture
Temple Sculpture of Assam Temple Sculpture Of Tripura Temple Sculpture Of Bihar
Temple Sculpture of Madhya Pradesh Temple Sculpture Of West Bengal Temple Sculpture Of Jammu and Kashmir
Temple Sculpture Of Uttarakhand Temple Sculpture of Punjab Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh
Temple Sculpture Of Tamil Nadu Temple Sculpture Of Rajasthan Temple Sculpture Of Kerala
Temple Sculpture Of Karnataka Hindu Temple Sculpture Garbhagriha
Recently Updated Articles in Indian Sculpture
E-mail this Article | Post a Comment
Free E-magazine
Subscribe to Free
E-Magazine on Indian Sculpture

 
Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh, Indian Sculpture - Informative & researched article on Temple Sculpture of Andhra Pradesh, Indian Sculpture
Sitemap
Contact Us   |   RSS Feeds
Copyright © 2008 Jupiter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved including the right to reproduce the contents in whole or in part in any form or medium without the express written permission of Jupiter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd.