The document outlines a syllabus for a course on the History of Architecture and Culture of South India. It includes 7 topics that will be covered over several class hours: 1) the relation between the Bhakti period and temple architecture of temple towns in South India, 2) the evolution and form of the Dravidian temple tower known as the gopuram, 3) rock cut structures of the Pallavas at sites like Mahabalipuram, 4) famous temple architecture of the Cholas from the 11th-13th centuries, 5) temple gateways of Madurai and Chidambaram, 6) important temple towns in South India, and 7) Hoysala architecture exemplified by