BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT

NAME

LOCATION

APPROACH

OWNERSHIP

DIMENSION

DESCRIPTIONFROM GEOMETRY

MATERIAL

Salu Mandapa

Eastern entrance of Sri Mallikarjuna temple ( streetin front of easterngopuram) complex of Srisailam , in Kurnool district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

 The place is approachable today by road from Dornala 58 km by bus apart from the ancient routes .

 The nearest railway station is Marakapur ,( 91 km ) in Kurnool district

 The nearest airport is Hyderabad ( 230 km ),from where buses are plying to Srisailam .

 The structure can be approached by the street situated infront od eastern gopuram.

Devasthanam

Left block from entrance of the mandapa : 111.3 M X 2.9 M

Right block from entrance of the mandapa : 110.3 M X 4 M

 The porch is quadrilateral form.

 The garbhagriha is in square form.

Column material : Khondolite

Wall material : Khondolite

Flooringmaterial : Granite , Tiles .

Roof material : RCC

TECHNIQUES

 Mortar mixed with stone rubble.

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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

 It was constructed during the Vijaynagara Dynasty.

 The mandapa was built by Krishna Devaraya in 1516 A.D.

SETTLEMENT Srisailam

FEATURES

 Small shrine which consist of garbhagriha

 Elongated porch

 Square shaped pillars , few pillars having carving from Hindu mythology.

 Chitrakhanda type pillar

STYLE INFLUENCE Vijaynagara

The Vijayanagara styleis a combination of theChalukya, Hoysala, Rashtrakuta,PandyaandChola styles which evolvedearlier in thecenturies when theseempires ruled andis characterisedbya return tothesimplistic andsereneart of thepast

SIMILAR STRUCTURE( IF PRESENT )

WITHIN THE TEMPLE COMPLEX –Salu manadapa having Navabhrama temple , Kumaraswamy temple , Akkamahadevi Hwmareddy Mallamma temple .

Salu manadapa having Umamaheswara swamy shrine .

OTHER PLACESVeerabhadratemple at Leepakshi is havingsimilarkind of structures

LAYER DETAILS

PAST CONSERVATION WORKS

MAJOR – Upliftmentof the floorlevel of the mandapams. MINOR - The steps for salu mandapa is a new construction RECENT REPAIR -

PERIOD / DYNASTY Vijaynagara

GENERAL PHENOMENA

SURROUNDINGS

OBJECTIVE / PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURE

GENERAL CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE

The structures are surrounded by Eastern Gopura atone end , entrance gate at other end . The The place is approachable today by road from Dornala 58 km by bus apart from the ancient routes

The structure was builtas a setup for restingor stayingof pilgrims visitingthe temple .

FUTURE CONDITION May deteriorate soon due to the wrong interventions done on and near the structure

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

 Shalu mandapa acts as a grandeur to the easternentrance of the temple complex

 These structures are of great significance and stand an important need to be conserved since they were examples of how the Vijayanagara period had a greater influence on the overall temple complex.

STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION

THREAT TO THE STRUCTURE

Vijaynagara style of architecture .

 Few portions of the roof is completely damaged .

 The queue line made at the back of the mandapam , led to a generation of negative space at the back of the structure which led to negligence of the space and thus convertingit into a small dump yard which led to the accumulation of water and thus leadingto the dampness

RECOMMENDATIONS

of the structure.

 The electrical lines done on the roof of the mandapam is leadingto the degradation of the structure .

 Roof of the shrines are havingcracks is another threat to the structure .

 IMMEDIATE WORK : Roof and beam repair work has to be done with minimum intervention .

 SHORT TIME SPAN : Wall repair should be taken care of in gradual time course .

SPECIAL FEATURES Elongated structure Porch

VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRUCTURE

CULTURAL VALUE :

 Historical

 Architectural

 Aesthetic

EMOTIONAL VALUE :

 Wonder

 Identity

 Spiritual

 Religious ( Shrines along with the mandapam )

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TEMPLE COMPLEX

( LOCATION)

Schematic plan

Scale 1: 150

Done at a level of 1800 mm above the ground

PLAN

Temple complex plan showingthe position of Salu mandapa :

TEMPLE COMPLEX PLAN ( LOCATION)

Temple complex plan showingthe position of Similar structures in the temple complex :

ELEVATION ELEVATION

SECTION VIEWS OF THE SHRINE

IMAGES