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5. Word-Image Tango

Telling Stories with Words and Sculptures
  • Padma Kaimal
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Opening Kailasanatha
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© 2021, University of Washington Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Preface & Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Order and Improvisation 19
  7. 2. Looking North and South 38
  8. 3. Looking East And West, with and without Sons 93
  9. 4. Circumambulating This Way and That 126
  10. 5. Word-Image Tango 154
  11. Conclusions 174
  12. Appendix 1. Inscriptions on Rajasimha’s Prakara 181
  13. Appendix 2. The Foundation Inscription of the Rajasimheshvara, Rajasimha’s Vimana 185
  14. Appendix 3. The Foundation Inscription of the Mahendravarmeshvara, Mahendravarman III’s Vimana Translated by Padma Kaimal 187
  15. Appendix 4. The Foundation Inscriptions around Vimanas C, E, and G, Marking Donations by Pallava Queens 189
  16. Glossary of Sanskrit Terms 191
  17. Notes 197
  18. Bibliography 225
  19. Index 241
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295747781-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Preface & Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Order and Improvisation 19
  7. 2. Looking North and South 38
  8. 3. Looking East And West, with and without Sons 93
  9. 4. Circumambulating This Way and That 126
  10. 5. Word-Image Tango 154
  11. Conclusions 174
  12. Appendix 1. Inscriptions on Rajasimha’s Prakara 181
  13. Appendix 2. The Foundation Inscription of the Rajasimheshvara, Rajasimha’s Vimana 185
  14. Appendix 3. The Foundation Inscription of the Mahendravarmeshvara, Mahendravarman III’s Vimana Translated by Padma Kaimal 187
  15. Appendix 4. The Foundation Inscriptions around Vimanas C, E, and G, Marking Donations by Pallava Queens 189
  16. Glossary of Sanskrit Terms 191
  17. Notes 197
  18. Bibliography 225
  19. Index 241
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