Changes

#''mandapam'' (open)

#''mandapam'' (open)

#''mukha mandapam'' (porch)

#''mukha mandapam'' (porch)

The ''vimana'' of the Hoysala temple is extremely articulated, artistic and complex in nature and is what attracts the tourists most of all. Gerard Foekema explains:<blockquote>''“Its inside forms a strong contrast to its outside: the inside is simply square in plan with plain walls, hence the name cella, the outside is complicated in plan and is profusely decorated. The outside plan is a star, a staggered square or a combination of star and square, and consequently the walls show many projections and recesses.”<ref>Foekema, Gerard. ''A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples''. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, 1996. p. 21.</ref>''</blockquote>The ''antarala'' too is plain from the inside and has just the space for the priest to officiate between the devotee and the deity. Its walls are plain or barely decorated from the inside. The mandapams are divided into bays. Their ceilings are decorted with ''padma'' motifs, oral patterns and other decorative motifs. On the outside the walls are profusely decorated, but their decoration is integrated with that of the outer walls of the ''garbha-griha'' and is inconspicuous. It also has a roof in the form of a nose like structure protruding from the ''vimanas''. It is called ''shukanasika''.[[File:Plans of the Maha Mandapam.png|thumb|318.965x318.965px|''Plans of the Maha Mandapam''|link=http://dharmawiki.org/index.php/File:Plans_of_the_Maha_Mandapam.png]]In most Hoysala temples, the closed ''mandapam'' has either no windows, or perforated windows which let in some light. It has thick walls. It is a large hall and hence there are four pillars to support the roof. Both outside and inside of the ''mandapam'' are decorated. The pillars are the famous lathe-turned and the ceilings of the bays of the ''mandapam'' are exquisitely decorated. It is large but smaller than the open ''mandapam''.

The ''vimana'' of the Hoysala temple is extremely articulated, artistic and complex in nature and is what attracts the tourists most of all. Gerard Foekema explains:<blockquote>''“Its inside forms a strong contrast to its outside: the inside is simply square in plan with plain walls, hence the name cella, the outside is complicated in plan and is profusely decorated. The outside plan is a star, a staggered square or a combination of star and square, and consequently the walls show many projections and recesses.”<ref>Foekema, Gerard. ''A Complete Guide to Hoysala Temples''. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, 1996. p. 21.</ref>''</blockquote>The ''antarala'' too is plain from the inside and has just the space for the priest to officiate between the devotee and the deity. Its walls are plain or barely decorated from the inside. The mandapams are divided into bays. Their ceilings are decorted with ''padma'' motifs, oral patterns and other decorative motifs. On the outside the walls are profusely decorated, but their decoration is integrated with that of the outer walls of the ''garbha-griha'' and is inconspicuous. It also has a roof in the form of a nose like structure protruding from the ''vimanas''. It is called ''shukanasika''.

 

In most Hoysala temples, the closed ''mandapam'' has either no windows, or perforated windows which let in some light. It has thick walls. It is a large hall and hence there are four pillars to support the roof. Both outside and inside of the ''mandapam'' are decorated. The pillars are the famous lathe-turned and the ceilings of the bays of the ''mandapam'' are exquisitely decorated. It is large but smaller than the open ''mandapam''.

The open ''mandapam'' has an intricate plan. It is a staggered square of many sizes and variations. The number of pillars and bays vary here and the open ''mandapam'' of Veera Narayan temple Belavadi has one of the largest open ''mandapams'' of any Hoysala temple.

The open ''mandapam'' has an intricate plan. It is a staggered square of many sizes and variations. The number of pillars and bays vary here and the open ''mandapam'' of Veera Narayan temple Belavadi has one of the largest open ''mandapams'' of any Hoysala temple.