Kailasanatha Temple : the realm of immortals
/ Arputha Rani Sengupta
- 1st ed.
- Delhi Agam Kala Prakashan 2009
- xi, 272 p. : ill. (some color) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
This new cultural study by the learned authorlooks at the intersection of Hellenistic andEgyptian - Lycian art forms in the religious sphereof dynastic India that was ushered by Buddhist cult during the early Christian era. The Kailasanatha temple at Ellora (Deccan) and at Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) are both architectural marvels of the Dravidian style. The first one is rock-cut while the other is the earliest structural temple, both derived from Buddhist.