Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 5 - Palace architecture
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the best for the people of all classes; sv膩stika and rucaka are
moderate, and the last one, viz. sarvatobhadra is beneficial for kings and
ministers.65
The ruling class used to adorn their capitals, with buildings,
assembly halls, tanks and parks. The gardens also enhanced the beauty
of the palace of kings (in beauty they were compared to the abode of
god).6
66 As H.A. Majumdar 67 points out that the most striking single.
sculpture for the study of the architecture of a king's palace is in L奴峁嘺
Vasahi. It shows a king sitting under a chatra on a si峁僪膩sana, and is
attended by guards and wardens. Besides stables of horses and sheds of
68 elephants, the king's palace is also carved. This panel shows the
stepped-pyramidal roofs of the two storeyed building (to the left of the
gateway) with a figure looking out of the window in each story and open
pavilion on the ground floor. One separate roof of the pavilion and one of
the second storey of the building may be noted. To the right of the building
is a gate consisting of two massive towers (att峁乴aka) and capped by
barrel-vaulted roofs. Two garlands decorate the gateway. One wing of the
gateway is pushed open.
69 As far the actual remains of palace architecture in Maru-Gurjara
style, we may refer to the rare example of Jagadu Shah's palace,
