Download or read book The Glory of Hoysala Queens written by Rekha Rao and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social life of the queens of Hoysala period are presented in the beautiful Shilabalika sculptures of Belur temple. This highly illustrative book recreates the world of Hoysala queens by shedding light on how the queens got groomed in various fields of arts and sports. A comparative study of Manasollasa and the Shilabalika panels prove that a study of the literary source Manasollasa is essential to understand the activities depicted in the immortal beauties of Belur temple.