A painted room in the form of a gallery commissioned by kings, nobles and merchants. The chitrashala in Bundi Palace, Rajasthan, exemplifies this space, dominated by painted frescoes that depict gods of the Vaishnavite pantheon, viz. Vishnu, Krishna and Rama.
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A small antechamber connecting the garbhagriha (inner sanctum) of the temple to its mandapa (pillared hall). It is a feature…
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