gopuram

Examples of gopuram in the following topics:

• Nayak Architecture

  • Among the main characteristics are the long corridors; the carved hundred-pillared and thousand-pillared mandapas (outdoor temple halls or porches); and the high, multi-storied gopurams (towers adorning the entrance of a temple), richly decorated with brightly-painted stone and stucco statues of animals, gods, and demons.
  • The temple has 10 ornate gopurams and a hall with 985 pillars, each of which is a sculpture in the Dravidian style.
  • Gopurams from the Nayak Period are adorned with brightly painted stucco statues of gods and goddesses, demons, and animals, both real and mythical.

• Sculpture in the Vijayanagar Empire

  • Large life-size figures of men, women, gods, and goddesses adorn the gopuram of many Vijayagara temples.

• Architecture of Hindu Temples

  • In the southern Dravidian style, the tower or gopuram consists of progressive smaller stories of pavilions.

• Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • The tower (gopuram) of the Kapaleeswarar Temple, a typical South Indian temple complex in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.