dravida

Examples of dravida in the following topics:

• Temple Style of the South

  • South India gave rise to the Dravida style of architecture, and is where most of the largest Hindu Temples can be found.
  • The main architectural styles are the Dravida style of South India, the Nagara style of North India, and the mixed Vesara style.

• Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • South India gave rise to the Dravida style of architecture and is where most of the largest Hindu temples can be found.
  • The main architectural styles in India are the Nagara style of North India and the Dravida style of South India.

• Northern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • At the turn of the first millennium CE, two major types of temples existed: the northern or Nagara style and the southern or Dravida type of temple.
  • Distinguish the simplicity of northern-style Nagara temple from the complexity of the southern Dravida temple.

• Architecture of Hindu Temples

  • Two main styles of temples exist in India: the northern Nagara style and the southern Dravida style.
  • The Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore has the tallest Dravida style tower (216 feet) in India.

• Temple Style of the North

  • At the turn of the first millennium CE, two major types of these temples existed, the northern Nagara style, and the southern Dravida style.

• Architecture in the Vijayanagar Empire

  • This dravida style became popular during the reign of Krishnadeva Raya and is seen in South Indian temples constructed over the next two centuries.