{"id":117824,"date":"2018-04-02T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T09:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=117824"},"modified":"2018-04-02T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T09:22:02","slug":"tadipatri-temple-tales-are-waiting-to-be-heard-the-new-indian-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=117824","title":{"rendered":"Tadipatri temple tales are waiting to be heard | The New Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CHENNAI: Sculptures are like photographs from the past,\u201d said historian Chithra Madhavan as she addressed the city\u2019s heritage enthusiasts at Tattvaloka as part of her illustrated lecture on Vijayanagara architecture and sculptures in South India (temples of Tadipatri).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Walking us through two ancient temples in Tadipatri \u2014 Chintala Venkataramana Swamy temple and Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple, she drew connections on how architectural styles of the Vijayanagara empire was absorbed by artists and sculptors in different parts of South India. \u201cBoth these temples have several sculptures of parrots. It isn\u2019t a common sight in temples now,\u201d she said pointing to the image on the screen.<\/p>\n

The Venkataramana Swamy temple houses several rare imagery and sculptures of Gods. Chithra pointed to one rare image of Vishnu with many arms. \u201cHere, he is Venugopala\/Krishna with the flute, and Rama, holding the bow and arrow,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The temple also holds a chariot-shaped shrine for Garuda, which is intricately carved in granite \u2014 a reminiscent of the famous Garuda mandapa in the Vittala Temple, Hampi. \u201cThis Garuda mandapa in Tadipatri is perhaps even more beautiful than the one in Hampi. But unfortunately, no one visits Tadipatri,\u201d she rued.<\/p>\n

Shedding light on the similarities between the Venkataramana Swamy temple and Hazara Rama temple, Hampi, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire, she said, \u201cThe outer wall of Hazara Rama temple, is covered in panels that depict the Ramayana. This temple has that as well but, it\u2019s more intricate and a few panels have inscriptions that describes the scene.\u201d It also has a rare sculpture of \u2018Jatayu Moksham\u2019 and the Goddess in the Anandavalli sanctum is in a standing position, which is rare.<\/p>\n

The Bugga Ramalingeswara temple is a 16th century protected heritage site. Its breathtaking gopurams, intricately carved sculptures, musical stone pillars and its location \u2014 on the banks of the Penna river \u2014 make it a must visit site for one to soak in it\u2019s architectural grandeur. \u201cThis temple has intricate designs on granite. We have to stop and look at the Temples and gopurams. They have so much to offer,\u201d she said, pointing to the image of a female dancer, clad in a short pleated dance skirt. \u201cThere are musicians in this sculpture following the dancer. This was common in the 16th century The same imagery can be seen in the Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n

While the architecture and sculptures of temples are noticed sometimes, scant attention is given to inscriptions. \u201cThe British told that we don\u2019t have a sense of history. Maybe we didn\u2019t do it like how the Greeks and Romans did but, we had our own indigenous way of documenting and those are these inscriptions. I urge everyone to visit the Tadipatri temples for they are treasure troves of history,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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\nChintala Venkataramana Swamy temple and Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple, are made according to the architectural styles of the Vijayanagara empire. It was absorbed by artists and sculptors in South India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHENNAI: Sculptures are like photographs from the past,\u201d said historian Chithra Madhavan as she addressed the city\u2019s heritage enthusiasts at Tattvaloka as part of her illustrated lecture on Vijayanagara architecture and sculptures in South India (temples of Tadipatri).   Walking us through two ancient temples in Tadipatri \u2014 Chintala Venkataramana Swamy temple and Bugga Ramalingeswara […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}