Thread by @DalrympleWill

Memories of Halebid
(Newly edited shots from 2019)

Hoysala Masterpieces from the Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid
c1121 CE

The Hoysalas specialised in superb lathe-turned pillars made of soft greenschist soapstone

More Masterworks from the sculptors of Halebidu (apologies for the earlier misspelling)

Under the Hoysalas, the court and temple artists became more conspicuous, often signing their work using the Halekannada script. Dasoja, an artist from Balligavi, for example, figures primarily in Halebidu and Beluru, as does Mallitamma, whose signatures span seventy three years

There is evidence of intense competition between the Hoysala sculptors & occasionally, rather like contemporary artists, they throw insults and curses in each other's directions.

(Newly edited shots from 2019, on show in @vadehraart , Delhi in May and @grosvenorart London July)

I know no more beautiful sets of pillars in all Indian art