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Architecture and Royal Authority under the Early Sangamas
| Title: | Architecture and Royal Authority under the Early Sangamas | | Author: | Wagoner, Phillip B. | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 53 Issue no. 1; September 2001, p. 12-23 | | Abstract: | The rulers of Vijayanagara's first dynasty, the Sangamas, creatively employed architecture and urban planning to transform a regional pilgrimage centre (tirtha) into their imperial capital. Before the rise of the Sangamas in the early 14th century, the Hampi site had long been famous as a tirtha devoted to the worship of the river goddess Pampa and her consort Virupaksha, a local form of Shiva. To bolster their royal authority, the Sangamas elevated Virupaksha to the position of "state deity" and presented themselves as his viceroys. This article examines their use of architecture and urban planning to achieve this end. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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