Hoysala Art and Architecture

First Online: September 17, 2000
Last Updated: June 13, 2013

Table of Contents

Hoysala Art An introduction to Hoysala art and architecture.	Hoysala Dynasty A brief note on the Hoysala dynasty that ruled parts of South India from 1000 A.D. to 1346 A.D. Includes discussion of their legacy in Indian art.
Hoysala Temples of Belur Kamat writes that the temples of Belur exhibit a joyous exuberance of fancy, scorning mechanical refrain. "All that is wild in human faith or warm in feelings is found portrayed in these temples".	Amriteshwara Temple All the Hindu mythologies come alive in this lesser known Hoysala temple of Tarikere town.

• A Beauty of the Hoysala Period
• A damsel admires herself in a mirror
• Dancing Ganapati, Belur Sculpture
• Decorations of Shilabalika of Belur
• A front view of a typical Hoysala temple
• Gajasura Mardaka, God punishing the evil elephant
• Hoysala Emperor Vishnuvardhana and his Queen Shantala
• Intricately Carved Sculpture of a Dancer, Belur
• Kannada Letterings, Hoysala Period
• Keertimukha or "Face of Glory"
• Mahalakshmi in Dance Pose
• A Rishi (sage) of Halebidu -- Hoysala sculpture
• The Royal Emblem of Hoysala Kings
• Sculpture of Standing Vishnu
• A Sculpture of Hayavadana
• Seductress in Stone
• Shilabalika of Belur
• Two women at the Somanath temple, Somanathapur
• Vasudeva Carrying Infant Krishna Crosses Yamuna River

See Also:

• Dynasties of the Deccan

• Kamat PictureSearch Results for Hoysala

Kamat's Potpourri Timeless Theater Hoysala Art