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1. Salient Features of Late Gupta Temple Architecture
Sachin Kr. Tiwary

2. Factors
Political
Condition
Religious
Condition
Trade-
Commerce
Economic
Condition

3. Important Temples:
1. Dasavatara temple of Deogarh,
Lalitpur, UP
2. Bhitargaon temple, Kanpur, UP
3. Bhitari Temple at Ghazipur, UP
4. Vishnu Temple of Tigawa Jabalpur, MP
5. Shiva Temple of Bhumara, Satna, MP
6. Sanchi, MP
7. Mandasore Temple, MP
8. Lakshaman Temple of Mahasamund,
CH
9. Mukund Darra Temple of Kota, RJ
10.Mundeshwari temple of Kaimur, BR
11.Bodhgaya Temple, Gaya, BR
12.Konch Temple, Gaya, Bihar
13.Nalanda Temple, Nalanda, BR
14.Maniyar Math, BR

4. Salient Features:
1. Establishment of the temple
on a high platform
2. Steps to the temple
3. The roof of the early temple
was flat while in later times
the pinnacle shape
4. A doorway in the sanctum
5. Sanctum sanctorum
6. Door column ornate
7. Ganga-Yamuna respectively
on both sides of the door
8. Sanctum Pavilion
sanctum
Flat roof
stair
Pillar
s Manda
p
doorjamb
s

5. Development Phases of Gupta Temple Architecture
Broadly divided into 2 groups:
• Early Gupta Temples (350 to 550 CE)
• Sanchi Temple no.17, MP
• Tigawa Temple, Jabalpur, MP
• Bhumara Temple, MP
• Parvati Temple, Nachana, MP
• Late Gupta Temples (550-600 CE)
• Bhitargaon Temple, UP
• Deogarh Temple, UP (Finest Example)
• Teli Temple, MP
• Lakshman Temple, CH
• Lumbini, Nepal
• Bodhgaya, BR
• Sarnath, UP
• Kasia, UP
1. Flat roof
2. Without Shikhara
3. Square Sanctum
4. Partly decorated pillars (Floral, Pots/Kalash, An animals
back to back
5. Pillared hall in front of Sanctum
6. Temple on Small Platform
7. Ganga- Yamuna on Doorjambs
8. In comparison to previous later temple walls are also
decorated partly
1. With Shikhar above the Sanctum
2. Square Sanctum
3. Partly decorated pillars (Floral, Pots/Kalash, An animals back to back
4. Development in Sopan/Stairs
5. Pillared hall in front of Sanctum
6. Temple on High raised Platform
7. Highly Decorated Doorjambs
8. Ganga- Yamuna on Doorjambs
9. Terracotta Tiles for decoration
10. Panchayatan Temple
11. Circular Temple

6. Phase wise Micro Divisions (Made of both Stone and Bricks):
I. Udayagiri- Rock Cut Cave Temple
II. Sanchi- Flat Roof
III. Tigawa, Bhumara, Nachana, - Plate form, Circumferences, Decorated Pillars
IV. Bhitargaon, Deogarh- Shikhara, Decoration of outer wall with TC tiles
V. Teli, Lakshaman, Konch, - Height of Shikhara & Platform raised
VI. A. Bodhgaya, Sarnath- Panchayatan & More height on the Shikhara
B. Kushinagar, Maniyarmath- Circular on Plan
C. Lumbini, Aphasad, Ahichhatra- Sqaure Solid High raised temples
VII. Mundeshwari- Octagonal on Plan
Development Phases of Gupta Temple Architecture

7. Udayagiri Rock Cut Cave
Temples square plans

8. sanctum
Flat roof
stair
Pillar
s Manda
p

9. Tigawa Temple

10. Tigawa Temple

11. Bhumara Shiva temple, Madhya Pradesh,
1920

12. Bhumara Shiva temple, Madhya Pradesh

13. Nachna Parvati Temple

14. Nachna Parvati Temple

15. Bhitargaon Temple

16. Bhitargaon Temple

17. Dashawatara Temple, Deogarh

18. Dashawatara Temple, Deogarh

19. Line Drawing 1880-81
Konch Temple

20. Konch Temple

21. Teli ka Mandir

22. Teli ka Mandir

24. Mahabodhi
Temple

25. Mahabodhi
Temple

26. Sarnath
Temple

27. Sarnath
Temple

28. Kushinagar Temple

29. Maniyar Math Temple

30. Lumbini Temple

32. Aphasad Temple

33. Ahichhatra Temple

34. Ahichhatra Temples on Google Earth Image

35. Mundeshwari Temple

36. Any Question ?