Indian Temple Architecture

A study on the temples of India

What you'll learn
The course looks into the Temple Architecture of India
Learning about how a temple evolved from cave temples to grandiose structures
Learning the difference between North Indian Temple architecture and South Indian temple architecture
Understanding the design process which differed from kingdom to kingdom
Requirements
Anybody can learn. Absolutely no pre-requisites.
Description
The course deals with the Hindu Architecture or the Temple Architecture of India. Here you will be learning about how temples evolved and the different types of temple architecture. Each type of temple architecture and its various schools will be looked through in detail along with one or two examples of that particular school.Anybody can learn !

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Indian Architecture

Lecture 2 Evolution of Indian architecture

Section 3: Indian Temple architecture

Lecture 3 A look into the temples of India and its features

Section 4: Nagara style/ North Indian Style of temples

Lecture 4 Features of a Nagara Style temple

Lecture 5 Odisha/ Kalinga school of architecture

Lecture 6 Khajaraho / Chandel school of architecture

Lecture 7 Solanki school of architecture

Section 5: Vesara Style/ Mixed Style of temples

Lecture 8 Chalukyan Style

Lecture 9 Hoysala Style

Section 6: Dravida Style/ South Indian Style of temples

Lecture 10 Features of a Dravidian Style Temple

Lecture 11 The Pallavas

Lecture 12 The Cholas

Lecture 13 The Pandyans and the Vijaynagaras

Lecture 14 The Nayaks/ Maduras

Section 7: Differences between a Nagara temple and a Dravida temple

Lecture 15 The Differences between Nagara and Dravidian temples

Section 8: Conclusion

Lecture 16 Summary and References

Students of Architecture, Art enthusiasts