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Deogarh Vishnu temple and early Gupta temple architecture (c. 5th century CE)

Deogarh Vishnu temple and early Gupta temple architecture (c. 5th century CE)

  1. Gupta rule provides context for temple building

    Labels: Gupta Empire, Bundelkhand Betwa

  2. Early Gupta stone temple prototypes emerge

    Labels: Early Gupta, Nagara tradition

  3. Deogarh develops as a multi-faith monumental site

    Labels: Deogarh site, Jain monuments

  4. Iconic Vishnu Anantasayana relief carved

    Labels: Vishnu Anantasayana, Gupta sculpture

  5. Dashavatara Temple built in late Gupta era

    Labels: Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh Vishnu

  6. High plinth and four-sided stair approach established

    Labels: Jagati platform, Temple plinth

  7. Panchayatana concept applied to Deogarh platform

    Labels: Panchayatana layout, Subsidiary shrines

  8. Nagara superstructure type inferred from surviving remains

    Labels: Nagara shikhara, Superstructure evidence

  9. Narrative relief program expands across the plinth

    Labels: Narrative friezes, Epic panels

  10. Cunningham documents and publicizes the “Gupta Temple”

    Labels: Alexander Cunningham, Archaeological Survey

  11. Madho Sarup Vats publishes ASI monograph on Deogarh

    Labels: M S, ASI monograph

  12. UNESCO Tentative List nomination highlights Gupta temples

    Labels: UNESCO Tentative, Gupta temples