vimanas in A Sentence

a feature of all early Vimanas.

subsidiary shrines or Vimanas, mandapas( halls),

jati Vimanas prevailed.

relief representations of Vimanas found in the same place,

The two separate Vimanas have their front mandapas inter- connected.

nirandhara Vimanas of the Dravida order of the composite variety.

The larger Vimanas with panchatala and more storeys reaching up to sixteen,

In the earlier series of temples mostly the alpa and jati Vimanas prevailed.

They are replicas of ekatala Nagara Vimanas, square in section from base to apex.

and exhibit the varieties of Vimanas that existed, or were evolved at that time.

storeyed forms of the pure Vesara Vimanas, circular in section from base to apex,

From the close of the tenth century onwards when larger Vimanas came to be constructed,

Though a few such Vimanas are to be found built from the Pallava times onwards,

visible in parts between the abutting Vimanas, is profusely sculptured with reliefs of gods and goddesses,

the later malikais surround roofed shrines or Vimanas containing the object of worship or the deity.

unusual for the temple unit to have three main Vimanas on three sides of a common navaranga,

The kumbha panjara motif on the wall recesses of Vimanas, gopuras and mandapas is made more ornate and elaborate.

The ardha- mandapa in both the Vimanas carries haras of kutas and salas of a smaller size than those over the aditala.

The number of storeys could be increased to three or four( tritala, chatushtala, etc.), in which case they were called jati Vimanas.

The griva and sikhara are, however, octagonal in section, making them both ashtanga, nirandhara Vimanas of the Dravida order of the composite variety.

According to the planfour- sided, polygonal or curvilinearthe southern Vimanas are classified in the southern Silpa and Agama texts as Nagara, Dravida and Vesara.

Vaimānika Shāstra illustrates the operations of ancient Vimanas(airships), how they used and switched the drive to solar energy and how they protected airships from storms.

Over them the hara part carries incipient panjaras, perhaps the first appearance of this third characteristic member in the Vimanas of the Chalukyas and their derivatives.

These took the form of auxiliary mandapas on the axial line and subsidiary shrines or Vimanas, mandapas( halls), and malikas or cloisters, surrounding the central unit.

These two are essentially lesser versions of the two Brihadisvara Vimanas, but incorporate in their design some variations and innovations revealing an amount of Chalukya- Rashtrakuta influence.

The three lesser Vimanas on the three cardinal sides of the upa- pitha are dvitala sala Vimanas, while the two at the rear corners are tritala kuta Vimanas.

Besides carving out a few vimana forms as miniature reliefs or full- scale facades, they also started carving out three- dimensional monolithic Vimanas of normal stature, and of diverse kinds.

Thus they stand out as the earliest examples of the beginnings of vimana architecture in the south, and exhibit the varieties of Vimanas that existed, or were evolved at that time.

They are all square on plan, three- storeyed tritala Nagara Vimanas with four karanakutas and four solas intervening on the aditala and second tola prastaras, without panjaras and devoid of the sukanasika.

They are also two- or three- storeyed Nagara Vimanas, square on plan, but with their superstructures entirely or partially restored in later times and heavily plastered over, obscuring many original diagnostic features.

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vimanas in A Sentence

a feature of all early Vimanas.

subsidiary shrines or Vimanas, mandapas( halls),

jati Vimanas prevailed.

relief representations of Vimanas found in the same place,

The two separate Vimanas have their front mandapas inter- connected.

nirandhara Vimanas of the Dravida order of the composite variety.

The larger Vimanas with panchatala and more storeys reaching up to sixteen,

In the earlier series of temples mostly the alpa and jati Vimanas prevailed.

They are replicas of ekatala Nagara Vimanas, square in section from base to apex.

and exhibit the varieties of Vimanas that existed, or were evolved at that time.

storeyed forms of the pure Vesara Vimanas, circular in section from base to apex,

From the close of the tenth century onwards when larger Vimanas came to be constructed,

Though a few such Vimanas are to be found built from the Pallava times onwards,

visible in parts between the abutting Vimanas, is profusely sculptured with reliefs of gods and goddesses,

the later malikais surround roofed shrines or Vimanas containing the object of worship or the deity.

unusual for the temple unit to have three main Vimanas on three sides of a common navaranga,

The kumbha panjara motif on the wall recesses of Vimanas, gopuras and mandapas is made more ornate and elaborate.

The ardha- mandapa in both the Vimanas carries haras of kutas and salas of a smaller size than those over the aditala.

The number of storeys could be increased to three or four( tritala, chatushtala, etc.), in which case they were called jati Vimanas.

The griva and sikhara are, however, octagonal in section, making them both ashtanga, nirandhara Vimanas of the Dravida order of the composite variety.

According to the planfour- sided, polygonal or curvilinearthe southern Vimanas are classified in the southern Silpa and Agama texts as Nagara, Dravida and Vesara.

Vaimānika Shāstra illustrates the operations of ancient Vimanas(airships), how they used and switched the drive to solar energy and how they protected airships from storms.

Over them the hara part carries incipient panjaras, perhaps the first appearance of this third characteristic member in the Vimanas of the Chalukyas and their derivatives.

These took the form of auxiliary mandapas on the axial line and subsidiary shrines or Vimanas, mandapas( halls), and malikas or cloisters, surrounding the central unit.

These two are essentially lesser versions of the two Brihadisvara Vimanas, but incorporate in their design some variations and innovations revealing an amount of Chalukya- Rashtrakuta influence.

The three lesser Vimanas on the three cardinal sides of the upa- pitha are dvitala sala Vimanas, while the two at the rear corners are tritala kuta Vimanas.

Besides carving out a few vimana forms as miniature reliefs or full- scale facades, they also started carving out three- dimensional monolithic Vimanas of normal stature, and of diverse kinds.

Thus they stand out as the earliest examples of the beginnings of vimana architecture in the south, and exhibit the varieties of Vimanas that existed, or were evolved at that time.

They are all square on plan, three- storeyed tritala Nagara Vimanas with four karanakutas and four solas intervening on the aditala and second tola prastaras, without panjaras and devoid of the sukanasika.

They are also two- or three- storeyed Nagara Vimanas, square on plan, but with their superstructures entirely or partially restored in later times and heavily plastered over, obscuring many original diagnostic features.

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