Vesara style

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What is

of architecture, recently used for Ayodhya Ram Temple?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Consecration Ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Blend of Tradition and Science, the temple is constructed in ancient Nagara style, with the Balharshah Teak Doors following Vesara Style of architecture

Vesara Style is a blend of Nagara and Dravida Style of architecture, which had originated in Karnataka and started by Chalukyas of Badami (500-753 AD)

Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (750-983 AD) furthered and refined the Vesara Style in Ellora

Chalukyas of Kalyani (983-1195 AD) continued Vesara Style in Lakkundi, Dambal, and Gadag in Karnataka

Hoysalas (1000-1330 AD) had modernized Vesara Style, which can be observed in the recent Ayodhya Temple Design

Vesara Style focuses on Vimana and Mandapa and features a Star or Stellate ground plan

It has ambulatory passageway and transforms Dravida Tower in the form of descending order of height in each storey

It has intricate carvings in doorways with prominent examples being the Chennakesava, Kailashnath, and Ellora