TEMPLE SCULPTURES

Temple sculptures of assam
dr. Meghali goswami • dr. Mousumi deka
isbn: 978-93-85161-56-8
rs. 2995
edn. 2017
the book presents a comprehensive and critical study regarding the ancient temple sculptures of assam. The complete work focus upon the aesthetic as well as the historical aspects of the temple sculptures of assam. The work highlights the sculptural development of assam with special reference to the daparbatiya temple, kamakhya temple, deoparbat temple, madan kamdeva temple, pingaleswar temple and hayagriva madhava temple. A detailed study is accomplish to explore the sculptural motifs of the temples, which are further studied and classified into religious, secular, narrative scenes, erotic scenes, celestial dancers and musicians, flora and fauna, geometrical motifs etc.