CONTENTS:-
I. HINDU RELIGION AND TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE:
1.1 Religious Inspiration in Architecture
1.2 Origin of Temples
1.3 Hindu Concept of God Worship
1.4 Development of Temple Forms
1.5 Major Temple Styles in India
II. TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL:
2.1 Bengal. The Contextual Settings
2.2 Geographical Influences
2.3 Historical Background
2.4 Social Influence
2.5 Royal Patronage
2.6 Temple Craftsmen or Sutradharas
2.7 Temple Styles in Bengal
III. TEMPLE DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES:
3.1 Temple Locations and Orientation
3.2 Symbolism in Temple Designs
3.3 Temple Superstructures
3.4 External and Internal Embellishments
3.5 Building Materials
3.6 Construction Technique
3.7 Structural Vulnerabilities
IV. BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE IN PALA ERA:
4.1 Buddhism in Bengal
4.2 Architecture of Buddhist Stupas and Viharas
4.3 Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur
4.4 Jagajjibanpur Vihara at Malda
V. PRE-ISLAMIC HINDU TEMPLES:
5.1 Early Brahmanical Temples
5.2 The Jainism in Bengal & Jain Temples
5.3 Brahmanical Temples of the Pala-Sena Era
5.4 Siddeswara Temple at Bahulara
5.5 Laterite Rekha Deuls at Dihar
5.6 Begunia Group of Temple at Barakar
VI. BENGALI RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE:
6.1 Religious Environment in Mediaeval Bengal
6.2 Genesis of Bengali Renaissance Architecture
6.3 The Temple Characteristics
6.4 Vishnupur Group of Temples
6.5 Kalna - Guptipara Group
6.6 Birbhum - Murshidabad Group
6.7 Some Isolated Temples
