jan 1, 747 - Odisha Style of Architecture
Description:
1) Sub-style of Nagara style2) Started under Gajapati dynasty, and later under the Ganga dynasty of Odisha.
Features:
1) Boundary walls present
2) Deula Shikhar = Amalak over amalak (2pic)
3) Khakhra = Inclining towers on prayer hall
4) Here, Mandap = Jagmohan
5) Exterior walls = decorated
Interior walls = Plain
6) Erotic images = Tantricism
ex, Jagannath Temple of Puri
Lingaraj Temple of Bhubhaneshwar
Sun Temple, Konark
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 747
Now
~ 1279 years ago