Hindu Architecture

[Karachi]

I find hindu architecture unique, many of the ancient temples had unique architecture

[faye]

amazing. have seen a lot of smaller temples like those, but not these large ones.

[Karachi]

true, they are so different

[Manzareh]

Karachi is this a publicity stunt to show you dont hate Indians lol

[JattApache]

Karachi is this a publicity stunt to show you dont hate Indians lol

If he is a mohajir, his ancestors were indians

[Karachi]

^ indians yes, not hindus necessarily, my family has been muslim for a good 500 years atleast, not sure what we were before that

I posted the thread though because I like the architecture, I find it unique

[faye]

karachi, any names for those structures? some look like bhubaneswar in orissa, where i went about 30 years ago. i just don't recall seeing such huge buildings and carvings.

[sthek]

^^

first pic is somnath in gujarat or rajasthan jain temple confused ,one with golden shrine is tirupati(my native place),4th pic looks like bodhgaya from bihar
5th one is hampi in karnataka (not sure though) ,last one is from madurai/srirangam

[asad71]

1.In actual fact is there anything that can be classified as Hindu architecture? There are Hindu temples, religious edifices, murals, statues and rows of statues, etc that can be found all over South Asia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia. All of them, on close inspection, reveal distinct local identity. For instance, Somnath (that above is not Somnath), Travancore, Lhajuraho, Angkor Wat, Bali, etc are all built in local style.

2. In fact Hindus do not have a common temple.That Orissa temple, for example, does not allow the High Cast into its premises.

[sthek]

^^

Reason is simple tamil kingdoms like chola/pandays had influence over thailand,bali,indonesia e.t.c