Ancient Art

Kingdom	Capital	Art
Pallavas	Kanchipuram	Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram
		Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram
		Shiva as Natraja is specimen of Pallava Art
		Vaikunthperumala Temple noted for its Vimana
Cholas	Tanjavur	Brihdeshwara Temple at Tanjavur built by Rajaraja Chola, striking feature is vimana
		Bronze Sculptures of Natraja reached the heights of glory during Cholas reign
		Bharat's Natyashashtra are shown in this temple
Pandyas	Madurai	Meenakshi Temple at Madurai
		Nellaiappar Temple at Tirunelveli
		They excelled in making Gopurams and the focus was more on Gopurams rather than Vimanas and Shikhara
Hoyasalas	Mysore	Temples at Belur, Halebid etc.
		Temples with intricate carvings and pillars
Chandelas	Khajuraho	Temples at Khajuraho
		Kalinjar Fort
		Focus at making beautiful Shikharas
Solankis	Anhilwara(Patan)	Jain Temples at Mount Abu
Gurjar(Pratihar)	Kannauj	Mihir Bhoj was the most famous ruler
		Notable sculptures of this period, include Viswaroopa form of Vishnu and Marriage of Siva and Parvati from Kannauj.