Trivikrama Temple
The Trivikrama Temple, also named Ter Temple, is a Hindu temple, originally Buddhist, in Ter, Maharashtra.
Trivikrama Temple | |
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Trivikrama Temple (front) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Osmanabad |
Location | |
Location | Ter, Maharashtra |
State | Maharashtra |
Country | |
Location within Maharashtra Trivikrama Temple (Maharashtra) | |
Geographic coordinates | 18°19′10″N 76°8′30″E |
The temple is original in that it was initially based on a free-standing apsidal structure, now located at the back of the building, which is characteristic of early Buddhist apsidal caityagriha designs.[1] The apsidal structure seems to be contemporary to the great apsidal temple found in Sirkap, Taxila, which is dated to 30 BCE-50 CE.[1] It would have been built under the Satavahanas, in the 2nd or 3rd century CE.[2]
The external flat-roofed mandapa structure is probably only an addition from the 6th century CE, when the temple was converted into a Hindu temple.[1] A stone image of Trivikrama probably dates to the early Chalukyas.[2]
The front of the apsidal temple is decorated with a chaitya-arch, similar to those found in Buddhist rock-cut architecture.[1]
Another known Hindu temple which was converted from a Buddhist structure is the Kapoteswara temple at Chezarla in Guntur district.[3]
The Trivikrama Temple is considered as the oldest standing structure in Maharashtra.[2]
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- Side view
- View of the upper part of the temple
- Plan and elevation of the Trivikrama Temple.
- Reconstitution of the original Buddhist apsidal temple.
- The ancient Buddhist chaitya house at Ter.
See also
References
- Le, Huu Phuoc (2010). Buddhist Architecture. Grafikol. p. 237. ISBN 9780984404308.
- Michell, George (2013). Southern India: A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums. Roli Books Private Limited. p. 142. ISBN 9788174369031.
- Ahir, D. C. (1992). Buddhism in South India. South Asia Books. p. 72. ISBN 9788170303329.