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| Quadrangular chambers with flat roofs used as Prayer Halls. |
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| The Karla Caves, Karli Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra. |
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where are udayagiri and khandagiri caves?
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| Caves in udaigiri are famous for? |
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Hathigumpha inscriptions carved out in Brahmi script
inscription start with jain namokar mantra
Kingh Kharvela |
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how did stupas change post maurya?
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- became larger more decorative
- shunga brought toran
- stone was increasingly used
- evidence of helenistic influence
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| 3 prominent school of art |
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gandhara
mathura
amravati |
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what do you know about gandhara school of art?
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developed in western frontier of punjab
came to be called Greco indian school of art
former bluish grey sandstone, later mud and stucco
buddha and bodhisattva images based on greco roman pantheon and resembled that of apollo |
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greek - idealistic
roman realistic real people
greek strength and beauty made of marble
roman ornamental decoration used concrete also mural paintings were famous |
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| what was called as the golden age of indian architecture? |
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gupta period 4th cen ad
temple architecture reached climax
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| what were the three principle deities worshipped during gupta period? |
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Vishnu in northern and central part
shiva in southern part
shakti in Eastern, Malabar coast,SW part of india |
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| Finest example of mural paintings ? |
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Ajanta and ellora
aurangabad rock cut caves in sahyadri 29 caves
25 viharas
4 chaityas
bw 200bc to 650 ad
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| what do you know about ajanta caves? |
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absense of blue color
fresco painting technique
outlines w red colour
themed around buddhism
under patronage of Vakataka kings |
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- Bagh caves Bagh river MP 9 buddhist caves
- Junagarh caves Guj Buddhist
- Nasik caves buddhist caves 'PandavLeni'
- Mandapeshwar Caves borivalli MH brahmanical now christian
- udayagiri caves Vidisha MP
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