Krishna Supporting Mount Govardhana-Stone-Hoysala Period

KRISHNA SUPPORTING MOUNT GOVARDHANA

Title : Krishna Supporting Mount Govardhana

Medium : Stone

Date : Hoysala Period

Finding Site : Belur

Size : 3 ft

Artist : Unknown

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Temple architectures were one of the important activities during Hoysala period.

Besides the elaborate temple architectures, each temple of this period was decorated with sculptures, which formed an intrinsic part of the architecture. 

The Hoysala

style is named after one of the famous dynasties of the Deccan, which emerged

around the middle of the eleventh century and is generally considered to have come

to an end in the mid fourteenth century.

 The capital of the Hoysala kings was

Dvarasamudra, the modern Halebid. Hoysala style is unique in its own way and

is highly characterized. The earliest major Hoysala temples are at Belur. 

Hoysala

sculptures show deep carving and undercutting, soft rhythms of the body contours,

delicate and intricate designs. 

Deep carving and undercutting is facilitated by the

soft stone. It gives the rich surface texture and is responsible for the intricate and

detail scenes. 

This Krishna Sculpture is one of the best examples of the delicate

and intricate Hoysala carving. The whole incident has been shown in layers. 

The

obvious placement of Krishna as the central figure with human beings and cattle in

different layers present an interesting way of narration. 

 Krishna has been

shown in a heroic form, his stance of standing and the rhythmic limbs bring softness

in the whole composition. 

Very interesting to notice is the liveliness of the animal

figures. With heavy breasts and buttocks, elaborate jewelleries, typical Indian hairstyle, this composition is an example of typical Hoysala period style, where the

intricate carvings of the stone shows the mastery of the artist.

Ornaments Worn by Sri Krishna

One of most crucial component of Hoysala Architecture is their Ornamentation, in fact they are kind of experts on it.Now we will look into the Ornaments Worn by Sri Krishna in the above Panel.

• Ear                                          - Karna Kundala
• Throat                                     - Kanta Haara
• Upper Curve of the Arm          - Bhuja Kirti
• Arm band                                - Keyura or Bahu Bandha 
• Bracelets                                 - Kankana 
• Chest                                      - Vaksha Haara 
• Crossed Girdle                        - Chchannavira (Shoulder)
• Chest                                      - Yajnopavita (Cross-Thread)
• Long Girdle Beyond Knee       - Vaijayanti
• Girdle at Waist                        - Kati Bhanda
• Tassels over Pitambhara          - Mekhala
• Anklets                                   - Kadaga
• Chains at Feet                         - Nupura (With Jinglings)
• Chains at Feet                         - Painjani (Without Jinglings)
• Toe and Finger Rings               - Unguliyaka

 

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