ART AND ARCHITECTURE

ART AND ARCHITECTURE

The architectural man of this period include the beautiful temples built by Chandellas of Bundelkhand at Khajuraho (Madhya PradE in the 10th-11th centuries and the Jaina and Hindu temI of the Chalukyas of Gujarat such as the Vimala, Tejp Vastupala, and the Dilwara temples at Mt. Abu in Rajastll The Khajuraho temples dedicated to Jaina, Vishnu c Siva pontiffs stand on high terraces and typically compl a shrine room, an assembly hall and an entrance port They have sculptures both inside and outside. They beautifully carved, domed ceilings. The school of archi: ture of ChalukYas or Solankis flourished from the 11tll 13th centuries in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Their Hindu c Jaina temples were built on high platforms, an outstand feature being the minute and lovely decorations. Ami their other great monuments are the gateway at Dhal the Jayastambha at Chit tor (12th century) and Kirtistambha of Rma Kumbha at Chittor (12th century The sculpture of the Pala school has unique feat\: such as a fine finish: figures decorated and polished well as to appear as if they were made of metal rather tl stone.

In painting, important schools of miniature art were Pala school of Bengal and its counterpart, the Apabhrar school in western India that continued to flourish upto
15th century. The Pala illustrations on palm leaf, pa manuscripts and wooden covers were inspired by Vajray. Buddhism and characterised by sinuous lines, subd\ tones and simple compositions. The earlier phase ofApabhramsa school, traced to roughly the 11 th-13th CeI1 ries, is characterised by illustrated manuscripts in palm 1,