Mahabalipuram(1st Edition) (Monumental Legacy Series) by R. Nagaswamy, Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi Paperback, 108 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-807127-3, ISBN: 0-19-807127-2
"Built in 700 CE by the famous Pallava king Rajasimha, Mahabalipuram is a unique monument where art form combines with religion and legends. Also known as Mamallapuram, it showcases the best of Tamil art and architecture. The beauty of the monument is further enhanced by its location on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, the latter significantly influencing the creations. Part of the prestigious Monumental Legacy series, this book presents ..."
Mahabalipuram (Monumental Legacy) by R. Nagaswamy, Ira Nakacami Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-569373-7, ISBN: 0-19-569373-6
"MAHABALIPURAM became a world heritage site in 1984. This group of monuments (mostly sanctuaries), founded by the Pallava kings, is carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famos "Descent of the Ganges," and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glo ..."
""The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on the exquisite temple bronzes produced during the Chola period, a time of unparalleled creativity in the history of the Indian subcontinent. By the beginning of the tenth century, Hindu devotees began to visualize their deities as having public personas not unlike those of human monarchs. Worshipped as living entities, the deities participated in a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual rit ..."
""The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on the exquisite temple bronzes produced during the Chola period, a time of unparalleled creativity in the history of the Indian subcontinent. By the beginning of the tenth century, Hindu devotees began to visualize their deities as having public personas not unlike those of human monarchs. Worshipped as living entities, the deities participated in a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual rit ..."
"Kancipuram was the important capital of north Tamil Nadu for a long period -- from the first-second century ce to the end of the seventeenth century. It was a beautiful city laid out in the form of a lotus, according to the poem Perumbanarrupadai. It was admired by the world as a place famous for its festivals and noted for its temples. Through the ages, it has been the abode of many religious leaders who devoted their lives to the reli ..."
"The Great Temple at Tanjavur is a visual representation of Cosmic power on earth that remains, according to the pious wish of the builder, so long as the sun and moon lasts. The God who inhabits this abode is said to be seated with his consort on the summit of the metaphysical mountain surrounded by a circle of peaks in which the divine power descends in diminishing potency as it comes down gradually and takes his abode at the peak of t ..."
""The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on the exquisite temple bronzes produced during the Chola period, a time of unparalleled creativity in the history of the Indian subcontinent. By the beginning of the tenth century, Hindu devotees began to visualize their deities as having public personas not unlike those of human monarchs. Worshipped as living entities, the deities participated in a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual rit ..."
Uttaramerur Legendes, Histoire, Monuments (In French And Sanskrit), No. 39 by Francois Gros & R. Nagaswamy Published 1970 by Institut Francais De Pondicherry ISBN-13: 978-81-89968-45-8, ISBN: 81-89968-45-9
Inde du Sud(2nd Edition) Shalini Saran, R. Nagaswamy, Shiraz Sidhva,... [et al]. by Shalini Saran, R. Nagaswamy, Shiraz Sidhva Broschiert, 256 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-13: 978-3-88618-523-8, ISBN: 3-88618-523-0