Homage to Hoysala Artist Baichoja of Nandi

Author(s)	R H KULKARNI
Country	India
Abstract	Hoysala Dynasty in Southern part of Karnataka was an important ruling family –reigned from 11 century to almost first quarter of 14th Century CE. Hoysala kings were great patron of art and architecture. They not built most beautiful temples also were responsible for nourishing artists. Hoysala temple have been decorated with highly intricate and decorative sculpture depicting the exuberance of carving skills. Artists were invited across the state. Artists from Balligave, Gadag and regional artists were invited for carving sculptures. Well-known artists like Dasoja, Honnoja, Malloja, Maniyoja- and alike list runs. Artist discussed in present essay is Baichoja, and Mallitamma. Two artists whose names appears in the temples datable to late 12th century to mid-13th century CE. Interesting aspects about artist Baichoja is discussed with examples of sculptures.
Keywords	Baichoja, Mallitamma, Singoja, Nagalapura, Nuggihalli, Amrutapura, Kedareshwara, Tumkur, Nandi, Doddaballapur
Field	Arts > Movies / Music / TV
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-08-26
Cite This	Homage to Hoysala Artist Baichoja of Nandi - R H KULKARNI - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5714
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5714
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gsnrj9

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