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After the incident, the car was intercepted at Gurupur Junction with the help of 112 Hoysala and brought to the police station.
Eight children who won Hoysala (boys) and Chennamma (girls) bravery awards were felicitated in the event.
A bay is a square or rectangular compartment in the hall (Foekema 1996, p93) The shape of the open mantapa is best described as staggered-square and is the style used in most Hoysala temples.
Art critic Percy Brown calls this one of the distinguishing features of Hoysala art.
Dandanayakas were in charge of armies and the chief justice of the Hoysala court was the Dharmadhikari.
Foekema (1996), p21 Although superficially unique, Hoysala temples resemble each other structurally.
Foekema (1996), plate 27 The two main deities found in Hoysala temple sculpture are Shiva and Vishnu in their various forms and avatars (incarnations).
He was patronised by the Hoysala king, Vishnuvardhana.
Hoysala temples have distinct parts that are merged to form a unified organic whole, in contrast to the temples of Tamil country where different parts of a temple stand independently.
Kamath (2001), p136 Most Hoysala temples have a plain covered entrance porch supported by lathe turned (circular or bell-shaped) pillars which were sometimes further carved with deep fluting and moulded with decorative motifs.
Most Hoysala temples are ekakuta, dvikuta or trikuta, the Vaishnava ones mostly being trikuta.
Published by University of California Press in 1961. pp. 60-61 * In India, Hoysala architecture reaches a peak.
Quotation:"He was the real maker of the Hoysala kingdom, corresponding to modern Mysore.
Quotation:"This significant achievement which included Vishnuvardhanas temporary stay in Kanchi is proudly mentioned in Hoysala records".
Sala fighting the Lion, the emblem of Hoysala Empire These were also the first kingdoms to use Kannada in administration, as evidenced by the Halmidi inscription and a fifth-century copper coin discovered at Banavasi.
The abundance of jewellery worn by the sculpted figures and the variety of hairstyles and headdresses depicted give a fair idea of the lifestyles of the Hoysala times.
The epic frieze is the most exciting feature of their sculptures (Foekema 1996, p29) Erotica was a subject the Hoysala artist handled with discretion.
The Hoysala influence spread over Pandya kingdom also.
The open mantapa which serves the purpose of an outer hall (outer mantapa) is a regular feature in larger Hoysala temples leading to an inner small closed mantapa and the shrine(s).
The vestibule also has a short tower called the sukanasi or "nose" upon which is mounted the Hoysala emblem.