Menon, Srikumar M
(2016)
The land of forgotten temples.
Deccan Herald, 11 May 2016.
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| Abstract: |
Srikumar M Menon visits Sirival, the place that has the largest cluster of Rashtrakuta monuments in the State, and observes that there are many aspects to be explored in this little-known centre of architectural excellence
At first glance, there seems to be nothing special about the land. As one leaves the dusty town of Shahapur in Yadgir district, with its fort perched on the low hills that serve as a backdrop to the town, fields of cotton and sugarcane stretch seemingly all the way to the horizon, interspersed with the odd clutch of boulders and stretches of active and disused limestone quarries. One is headed towards a place where River Bhima, flowing southwards, suddenly makes a pronounced C-shaped detour before hurrying off eastwards to its distant confluence with River Krishna. But if the layers of history of this innocuous-looking landscape could be peeled back layer by layer, one could see just how important this place must have been a couple of millennia ago. |
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| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Archaeology
Programmes > Heritage Science and Society Programme |
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Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
20 Dec 2016 05:51 |
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20 Dec 2016 05:51 |
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