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Ganga Monarch and a Monumental Sun Temple -- Thirteenth-Century Orissa Royal Patrons and Great Temple Art, edited by Vidya Dehejia,
| Title: | Ganga Monarch and a Monumental Sun Temple -- Thirteenth-Century Orissa Royal Patrons and Great Temple Art, edited by Vidya Dehejia, | | Author: | Donaldson, Thomas Eugene | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 39-2, p. 125-143 | | Abstract: | Despite the colossal size of the Sun temple or Surya Deul at Konarak, and the importance of its patron Narasimha I as one of the most famous rulers of Orissa, the absences of any references to the construction of the temple in his own inscriptions is in keeping with established convention. However, though apparently prohibited from inscribing their individual deeds on the temples they built, the Orissan kings circumvented this proscription by having their names and activities included in the iconographic programme, vying with images of gods for dominance, so as to leave no doubt as to their deified status and as to who was responsible for the construction of the temple. For the most part it is the prevailing architectural traditions and practices operative at the specific locale that determined the style and architectural programme, rather than the taste of the particular donor. There are numerous theories postulated to explain the purpose for erecting such a large temple dedicated to the Sun God. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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