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Discuss the development of art and culture under the Vijayanagar Empire.
- UPSC 1987
- The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Society and Culture
Across roughly two centuries of rule by the Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, and Aravidu dynasties (1336–1646), Vijayanagara built a distinctive artistic and cultural formation out of temple architecture, sculpture, painting, performing arts, and multilingual literature.
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- Temple Architecture: From a Regional Shrine to an Imperial Ensemble
- Sculpture: Narrative Relief and the Iconography of Kingship
- Painting: The Revival of Mural Art at Lepakshi
- Music and Dance: Royal Patronage of the Haridasa Tradition
- Literature: A Genuinely Multilingual Court
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