Waseem Ahmad BhatAIR 7 · CSE 2022 · 152 wordsTheir whole copy
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Cholas were a kingdom of South India found in 9th - 10th century and represented the best of art and architecture of Dravidian form.
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→ Cholas : Zenith of Dravidian art & architecture
Temples Cholas built huge Dravidian style temples inspired from pallava temples. e.g: Brihadeshwara temple (1011 AD) had an 80 ton cupola; chola temples of Madurai
Sculpture Cholas represented the zenith of sculpture of Dravidian form
e.g.: Nataraja sculpture where Shiva is shown in Abhaymudra with one leg in bhujangatrisita stance which represents tirobhava (i.e., devotee must not be scared) - kicking the the viel of ignorance; Ganga flowes out of his head.
⊙ Painting Chola paintings represented court scenes and stories of religions e.g.: Mahabharata, Ramayana, etc. e.g.: Chola mural.
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⊙ Literature Cholas patronised the best of all writers of the time.
Thus, Chola left a living legacy & hence Chola temples have a UNESCO Heritage status.
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