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From here, trade networks reached as far as Indonesia, spreading Indian goods along with the influence of the ruling Pallava kingdom.
India's Southern Promises Michael Auslin 2011
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Wizened ascetics examine the omens; beaten monarchs flee into exile to escape the arrows of the Pallava chariot-archers; the courtiers feast and the dancing girls celebrate.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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Vishnu, Brahma, and especially Shiva turn up intermittently to give advice at the Pallava court and intervene in its battles.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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The man who commissioned the sculptures was King Mahendra, a ruler of the Pallava dynasty who reigned from 590 to 630 AD.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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The same playful mind that can be sensed in Mahendra's plays can be seen in the dynastic sculptures commissioned a little inland from Mamallapuram, at the Pallava capital of Kanchipuram: here we see the ladies of the court riding on elephants under crimson parasols; messengers arrive breathless at halls packed with courtiers; ambassadors from China sue for peace.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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Images of the holy family of Lord Shiva echo those of the Pallava dynasty: only the number of arms and heads distinguishes one from the other.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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In Western art, few sculptors — except perhaps Donatello or Rodin — have achieved this essence of sensuality so spectacularly evoked by the Pallava and Chola bronze sculptures, or have conveyed such a sense of celebration of the divine beauty of the human body.
India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008
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The Kadamba dynasty, founded by a Brahman rebel from the Pallava.
c. South India 2001
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The Pallava warrior dynasty ruled from its base at Kanchi (near Madras) and exercised hegemony over the Deccan while disputing throughout this period with the Chalukyas and others.
c. South India 2001
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The Pallava period, for instance, saw a greater assimilation by the elite of Aryan ideals, while popular culture reasserted Tamil ideas and valuesand the tension between these developments helped to shape a distinct and new Tamil culture.
c. South India 2001
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