South Indian Studies

according Andhra appears architecture became become beginning belonging Brahman Buddhist built called cave centre century A.D. Chalukya chief Chōla coins contains continued culture dated District Dravidian earlier early empire established evidence example existence fact figures followed four Ganga give hand images important influence inscriptions Jaina Kannada Karnataka king kingdom knowledge known Krishna land language later literary literature Madras māyā means mentioned nature noted original paintings Pallava Pandya period pillars poems poetry poets political Portuguese present probably records reference region religion religious remains respectively rule rulers Sanskrit scholars sculptures seen shrine side similar Śiva South India southern stage stone structure style Tamil Tamilnadu Telugu temple tradition various verses Vijayanagara walls writing written wrote