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INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION CHOLA MUGHAL BUDDHIST
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The Indus civilization or the Harappan civilization, which flourished during the Bronze Age i.e. 2500-2000 BC is ranked among the four widely known civilizations of the old world. Extensive excavation work that has been done since Independence has so far identified more than 100 sites belonging to this civilization. A few prominent among them are Dholavira (Gujarat), Kalibangan (Rajasthan), Lothal (Gujarat), Sarkotada (Gujarat), Diamabad (Maharashtra),
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Sanchi Stupas
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Amaravati Stupa
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Gandhara Stupa
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Sanchi is a small village in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, it is located 46 km north east of Bhopal, and 10 km from Besnagar and Vidisha in the central part of the state of Madhya Pradesh
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The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE
SANCHI STUPAS
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Amaravathi is a small town situated on the banks of the River Krishna in the Guntur District (of which it is a mandal) of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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It is famous for the Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
AMARAVATHI STUPA
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Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River.
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The Kingdom of Gandhara lasted from early 1st millennium BC to the 11th century AD
GANDHARA STUPA
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The Gandhara School of Art
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The Mathura School of Art
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The Amravati School of Art
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The period of the imperial Cholas (c. 850 CE - 1250 CE) was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of the Dravidian art and architecture. They utilized their prodigious wealth earned through their extensive conquests in building long-lasting stone temples and exquisite bronze sculptures. Most of these still stand proudly articulating those glorious days.
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Sculpture and Bronze Lost Wax technique Elegant Style Chola Fresco
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The Chola period is also remarkable for its sculptures and bronzes. The sculptor worked in great freedom in the eleventh and the twelfth centuries and the sculptures and bronzes show classic grace, grandeur and perfect taste. The best example of this can be seen in the form of Nataraja the Divine Dancer.
Sculpture and Bronze
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Chola period bronzes were created using the lost wax technique. It is known in artistic terms as "Cire Perdue".
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The metal alloy of bronze is melted and poured into the empty clay-mould. This particular bronze alloy is known as Pancha Loham.
Lost Wax Wax technique technique
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The forms of Chola bronzes are very plastic. They are devoid of intricate ornaments and designs. They are very expressive. There is grace, elegance, beauty, and above all else - life
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There is a pose called Rishabaandhika pose. We see Siva standing with one leg crossed over to the other side, across the other leg .
Elegant Style
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In 1931, Chola frescoes were discovered within the circumambulatory corridor of the Brihadisvara Temple, by S.K.Govindasamy, a professor at the Annamalai University.
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These are the first Chola paintings discovered. The passage of the corridor is dark and the walls on either side are covered with two layers of paintings from floor to ceiling.
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MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE Mughal architecture, architecture, an amalgam of Islamic , Persian and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th and 17th centuries in what is now India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It is symmetrical and decorative in style. Some of the first and most characteristic examples that remain of early Mughal architecture were built in Indian history
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Akbar (1556–1605)
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Shah Jahan (1627–1658)
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Aurangzeb (1658–1707)
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Akbar was thirteen years old when he ascended the Mughal throne in Delhi (February 1556), following the death of his father Humayun.
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Akbar's reign significantly influenced art and culture in the country. He was a great patron of art and architecture. He took a great interest in painting, and had the walls of his palaces adorned with murals.
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Shahanshah Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666).He was the emperor of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from 1628 until 1658.
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The period of his reign was the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shahanshah Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments,
Shah Jahan
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Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (4 (4 November 1618 – 3 March 1707).He was more commonly known as Aurangzeb Aurangzeb..
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In Aurangzeb's reign (1658–1707) squared stone and marble gave way to brick or rubble with stucco ornament.
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He also added his mark to the Lahore Fort. The most impressive building of Aurangzeb's reign, is the Badshahi Mosque which was constructed in 1674 under the supervision of Fida'i of Fida'i Koka
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Buddhist religious architecture developed in INDIA in the 3rd century BC. Three types of structures are associated with the religious architecture of early Buddhism. Buddhism.
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Buddhist Monasteries. Buddhist Stupas. Buddhist Temples.
Buddhist Monasteries
In India there are 143 BUDDHIST MONASTERIES, but mainly there are only few are to discuss Buddhist monasteries in India are a big draw for tourists and pilgrims from all over.
Buddhist Monasteries
Buddhist Stupas Having BUDDHIST STUPAS in India, Buddhism has its adherents all cross the globe. Devotees and tourists flock to India in hordes to pay a visit to the significant Buddhist sites that remain scattered all over the country.
Buddhist Stupas
Buddhist Stupas
Buddhist Temples BUDDHIST TEMPLES are firstly significant pilgrimages for devotees and secondly they are also a window to Buddhist art and architecture in India. States like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa are replete with Buddhist temples.
Buddhist Temples
The sacred BODHI Tree
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