Cave Temples of the Pandya Country Art and Ritual : With Special Reference to Putukkottai Region/V. Latha. Delhi, Sharada Pub., 2005, 211 p., plates, ISBN 81-88934-22-4.

    Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introductory: historical setting. 2. Architectural features of the caves. 3. Iconological study. 4. Later phase of the cave temples. 5. Rituals and festivals. Conclusion. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

    "The present book partly fulfills the expectations of art historians. Its new dimension is that the book deals with the later expansion of the rock-cut caves with structural additions under the Colas, later Pandyas and Vijaya-nagara-Nayaka rulers." (jacket) 

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