What are some great examples of Indian temple architecture?

South Indian Architecture * * Mahabalipuram The monuments are mostly rock-cut and monolithic, and constitute the early stages of Dravidian architecture wherein Buddhist elements of design are prominently visible. They are constituted by cave ... read more

The temple is built according to vastu and has all the regular features of Indian temples (mostly following the hoysla architecture), with a mahamantapa, a kalyan mantapa, the girbhgraha, the parikrama, conferenece hall/darbar etc, similar to any other big temple, but the architectural marvel lies in the actual implementation. read more

Of the different styles of temple architecture in India, the Nagara architecture of northern Indian and the Dravidian architecture of southern India are most common. Other styles are also found. For example, the rainy climate and the materials of construction available in Bengal, Kerala, Java and Bali Indonesia have influenced the evolutions of styles and structures in these regions. read more

For example we speak of Pallava, Chola, Hoysala, Gupta, Chalukya and Chandella temples. It might be assumed that temple styles would be different for the various Hindu cults. In fact, this was never the case in India. Even Jain temples such as those at Khajuraho were often built in almost identical styles to the Hindu temples. read more