The Chandela dynasty ruled the Bundelkhand region of central India from the 10th to 13th centuries. They are renowned for their stone sculptures and architecture at the Khajuraho temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 950-1050 CE, the 85 Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho were decorated with thousands of sculptures, including erotic carvings. Under later Muslim rule, many temples were destroyed, but around 20 survive today such as the large Khandarya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva and the Lakshana temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The Chola dynasty ruled southern India and Sri Lanka from the 9th-
The Chandela dynasty ruled the Bundelkhand region of central India from the 10th to 13th centuries. They are renowned for their stone sculptures and architecture at the Khajuraho temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 950-1050 CE, the 85 Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho were decorated with thousands of sculptures, including erotic carvings. Under later Muslim rule, many temples were destroyed, but around 20 survive today such as the large Khandarya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva and the Lakshana temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The Chola dynasty ruled southern India and Sri Lanka from the 9th-
The Chandela dynasty ruled the Bundelkhand region of central India from the 10th to 13th centuries. They are renowned for their stone sculptures and architecture at the Khajuraho temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 950-1050 CE, the 85 Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho were decorated with thousands of sculptures, including erotic carvings. Under later Muslim rule, many temples were destroyed, but around 20 survive today such as the large Khandarya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva and the Lakshana temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The Chola dynasty ruled southern India and Sri Lanka from the 9th-
The Chandela dynasty ruled the Bundelkhand region of central India from the 10th to 13th centuries. They are renowned for their stone sculptures and architecture at the Khajuraho temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 950-1050 CE, the 85 Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho were decorated with thousands of sculptures, including erotic carvings. Under later Muslim rule, many temples were destroyed, but around 20 survive today such as the large Khandarya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva and the Lakshana temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The Chola dynasty ruled southern India and Sri Lanka from the 9th-
Chandela Stone Sculpture in Central India (10th-13th century)
The Rajput clan of the Chandelas ruled the Bundelkhand region of central India between the 10th and the 13th centuries. Chandela culture is best-known for the nagarastyle architecture and erotic stone sculpture at the temples of Khajuraho - now a UNESCO world heritage site. Mostly erected between 950 and 1050, the Khajuraho complex consists of 85 Hindu and Jain temples spread over 2.5 square miles, southeast of Jhansi, in Madhya Pradesh. Made from sandstone on a granite foundation, the Khajuraho temples were actively used by worshippers until the establishment of the Delhi Sultanates of the 13th century. Under Muslim rule, most of Khajuraho's monuments were destroyed or left to fall into ruin. Of the 20 or so surviving temples, perhaps the best-known are the Khandarya Mahadeva temple(1029) dedicated to Shiva, and the Lakshana Temple (939) dedicated to Vaikuntha Vishnu. Khandarya Mahadeva is the largest Hindu temple and is decorated with over 640 statues. Lakshana is famous for its three-headed, four-armed statue of Vaikuntha Vishnu, and its eight armed, elephantheaded image of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu Lord of letters and learning. Most (90 percent) of the thousands of Khajuraho statues and reliefs are concerned with daily life, as well as mythical stories and symbolic values. But around 10 percent of both the interior and exterior carvings are erotic images featuring female nudes cavorting with naked males. The exact meaning and purpose of this so-called art remains a matter of debate, but there can be no doubt as to its importance to the Hindu and Jain faiths, not least because it involved the creative efforts of hundreds of highly trained sculptors. See also: How to Appreciate Sculpture (c.30,000 BCE - 1900 CE). Chola Bronze Sculpture of South India, Sri Lanka (9th-13th century) From the late 9th century to the late 13th century the Chola dynasty ruled much of south India, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands from their base near Thanjavur on the southeastern coast. Chola kings were active patrons of the arts, and during their reign they built a number of large stone temple complexes decorated throughout with stone carvings of Hindu deities. However, Chola art is best-known for its temple bronze sculpture of Hindu gods and goddesses, many of which were designed to be carried in local processions during temple festivals. Cast using the lost-wax method, Chola bronzes were admired for their sensuous figures as well as the detail of their clothing and jewellery. It is worth remembering that when these images were worshipped in the temple or during processional events, they were lavishly adorned with silk cloth, garlands, and jewels. The Chola style of sculpture was greatly admired for its elegance and grace, but especially for its vitality - an attribute conveyed through facial expression, posture and movement. Even though bronze sculpture was well established in south India before the Cholas, a much greater number of bronze statues were created during the Chola period. Chola Hindu sculpture features countless figures of Shiva, often accompanied by his consort Parvati; Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi; the Nayanmars, other Saiva saints and many other Hindu divinities.
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