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Book Summary of Temples Of Madhya Pradesh: The Paramara Art In the beginning of 19th century A.D., the scholars had realized the importance of textual norms prescribed for raising the Hindu temples, but only in 20th century A.D., the temples and the sculptural display therein attracted the attentions of the scholars of the world. Later on, it was inspired by the publications of Sanskrit treatise which further encouraged the scholars to realize the significance of textual norms and the symbolism of the Hindu art and architecture. It ultimately compelled the scholars to study the monuments with a new approach. The present book is a result if the new approach of study of analyzing the architectural details of the Bhumija mode of temples often appreciated in the shilpa texts like the Samaranganasutradhara (by Bhoja) of Malwa and the Aparajitaprccha (Bhuvandeva) etc. These temples are built in majority in the land of Malwa a tract spread over a large part of Madhya Pradesh. The style was patronised and favoured by the Paramaras of Dhara (Dist, Dhar, M.P.). Thus, the Bhumija mode of temples were soon favoured and was built in neighbouring regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan etc. The development of iconography in Malwa and Madhya Pradesh as a whole has been discussed scientifically to reconstruct the coherent history of art of the region. We may, therefore, claim that the book will fulfil the requirements of the scholars concerned and the common man interested in art and culture of India. Contents: Preface Introduction List of Figures List of Plates 1. Origin and Antiquity 2. The Types of Bhumija Temple 3. The Essential Features 4. The Udayesvara Temple 5. Siva Temple, Jamli 6. Group of Eight Temples, UN. 7. Group of Bhumija Temples at Omkara-Mandhata 8. two Bhumija