Tag: forts and temples in medieval period

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri on the coastline of Odisha, India.The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE.

Qutub Minar was built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. He started construction of the Qutub Minar's first storey around 1192 which was later completed by Iltutmish. The conical tower is an exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Afghan architecture.

The Kandariya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva was constructed in 999 AD by King Dhangadeva. Around 900 sculptures are carved into this sandstone temple which is built on granite foundation.

The Kandariya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was constructed in 999 CE by the king Dhangadeva of the Chandela dynasty.

The most impressive remain of Vijayanagara, the Mahanavami Dibba is a very high platform, of 55feet that is as tall as a five floor building, and 11000 feet in area. Its height was increased at least three times during two hundred years. It did not have a complete building on the top. The platform was covered by cloth shamiana or pandal supported by wooden pillars. On this platform the Vijayanagara kings held their Navaratri Puja and held their Dussera court in which all their subordinate chiefs, nayakas and officers paid their tributes to the Emperor.

The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time. Constructing it was not easy because there were no cranes in those days and the 90 tonne stone for the top of the shikhara was too heavy to lift manually. So the architects built an inclined path to the top of the temple, placed the boulder on rollers and rolled it all the way to the top. The path started more than four kilometres away so that it would not be too steep. The path was dismantled after the temple was constructed.

The Kakatiya capital city of Orugallu was so designed as to have the temple of Svayambhu Shiva at the centre. This was built by the Kakatiyas to proclaim their power and status as independent kings.

The Kabdariya Mahadeva tample dedicated to Shiva was constructed in 999 century  by the King Dharngadeva of the Chandela dynasty. The temples were decorated with elaborately carved sculptures.

Rajarajeshvara tample, An inscription mentions that it was built by King Rajarajadeva for the workship of his god. The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time.