The temple walls have been constructed using dressed stone masonry with mortar. As is common in temples constructed in the same period, a double-wall system would have been followed : the wall comprises two layers of stone with the cavity between them being filled with rubble, so that the wall resembles a sandwich. The thickness of the wall ranges from 60 cm to even a meter thick in some places. Along the wall surfaces, one can see crude stone blocks protruding out at regular intervals. These large stones are known as through-stones or bond stones. They span the whole width of the wall and help to structurally lockthe two layers of walls together. As you walk around the pradakshina, notice how the bond stones are critically placed at the juncture of two beams, allowing for an efficient transfer of load onto the stone walls. These through-stones are also visible on the small stretch of the old temple compound wall to the North of the main shrine.
The Someshwara Temple stands within a large site that is accessed by a monumental..
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Take a walk around the temple and you will find that it bears several different..
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The entrance to the Someshwara Temple is dominated by the imposing tower..
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The mandapa or pillared hall of the temple dates back to the 1500s or 1600s and exhibits..
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The mandapa is replete with rich carvings and decorations, especially visible..
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The adhisthana refers to the plinth or base of a temple, upon which the pada(walls) and other elements of the superstructure rest.
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According to Dr. SK Aruni of the Indian Council of Historical Research
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A wide range of materials like stone, brick and wood have gone into..
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The temple walls have been constructed using dressed stone masonry..
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Post-and-lintel is one of the oldest construction systems in the world..
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A wide range of materials like stone, brick and wood have gone into the construction
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Madras terrace is an innovative method of construction widely used for roofing across South India.
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A multi-mode approach had been undertaken to document the temple at various levels from developing a site
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Photogrammetry is a process by which large number of still photographs of an object or environment
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A set of architectural plans, sections and elevations were prepared from the fieldwork.
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Various pillar types, reflected ceiling patterns, plinth details and other elements were recorded to result
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Meister, Michael W. and Dhaky, Madhusudan A. 1986. Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture: South India.
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