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Endemic architectural forms of Malabar and South Canara: The role of building material in shaping megaliths and temples (Record no. 131887)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Meera Viswanath |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Endemic architectural forms of Malabar and South Canara: The role of building material in shaping megaliths and temples |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | PP487-499 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. biblio.abstract | The strip of land constituting the regions of Malabar and South Canara along the western coast of India is renowned for unique architectural forms endemic to the region, including protohistoric megaliths and medieval temples. This paper argues that this propensity for architectural endemism is primarily due to the properties of locally available building materials – mainly laterite and timber, rather than the geographical isolation imposed by the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, as traditionally believed. The megaliths in this region, mostly from the Iron Age (1000BCE-500CE), and the medieval temples (800-1700CE), exhibit adaptations of the mainstream architectural traditions to suit the physical properties of laterite. This paper examines how architectural forms originally developed for construction using hard stone were re-interpreted to accommodate the properties of laterite. By analysing examples from both megalithic and temple contexts, it highlights the role of building material in determining the architectural identity of Malabar and South Canara. |
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| Subject | <a href="Laterite">Laterite</a> |
| -- | <a href="Malabar">Malabar</a> |
| -- | <a href="Megaliths">Megaliths</a> |
| -- | <a href=" South canara"> South canara</a> |
| -- | <a href="Temple architecture">Temple architecture</a> |
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| Host Biblionumber | 125286 |
| Host Itemnumber | 112810 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | New Delhi NISCAIR |
| Title | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0972-5938 |
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| Koha item type | Journal Article |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNDT Juhu | SNDT Juhu | 03/07/2025 | JP743.8 | 03/07/2025 | 03/07/2025 | Journal Article |