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In South India, the influence of Natya Sastra on
sculpture can be seen in the depiction of karanas in Brihadeeswara
temple at Tanjore based on descriptions and performances. This was
repeated in the temples of Sarangapani at Kumbakonam, eastern and
northern gopurams of Nataraja temple at Chidambaram and the gopuram at
Thiruvannamalai temple, all belonging to 12th to 14th centuries. In the
North, the Kirti stambha of Chittoor, and many temples in Orissa depict
the same trend. It is probably sometime during this period that the
temples employed dancers and made dance a part of the rituals.
(Kapila Vatsyayan, Indian Classical Dance)
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