• Bindu Letha. K. T

Art and architecture is the master-piece of Indian culture from the very ancient times. To western people Indian art is flamboyant and very pleasurable. The deep awareness of structural design is also a characteristic feature of Indian art, both in modern and traditional forms. Therefore Indian art has a good position in the ideological, aesthetic, and religious framework of Indian civilization. In Perumal period a lot of temples were constructed. From the 10th century onwards we get clear evidence of kūttaṁpalams also. Kerala Architecture has been influenced by both the Dravidian and Indian architectural concept. It is based on several texts as Tanthrasamucaya Thacu-Śāstṛa, Manuṣyālaya-candrika , Śilpaśāstṛa etc. Kūttaṁpalam architecture mainly follows the instructions of Bharatamuni’s Nāṭyaśāstṛa. But, basement was based on the instructions of Silpaśāstṛa. This paper looks in to the structural aspects of kūttampalam and the influence of Nāṭyaśāstṛa in construction. The paper also probe whether it is a keralite origin or not.

kūttaṁpalam, Śilpaśāstṛa, Manuṣyālaya-candrika,

"Structural aspects of kūttaṁpalam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.1919-1924, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S80.pdf

"Structural aspects of kūttaṁpalam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp1919-1924, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S80.pdf