"Musicians and dancing friezes in the Vijayanagara temples of Rayalaseema" is a threshold to the concept of 'bhava', 'raga' and 'thala'the basis of Bharateeya music and dance. The book provides a study of the musicians and dancing friezes in the Vijayanagara temples of Rayalaseema to explore the basis of Indian music and dance: the concepts of bhava, raga and thala. It is concerned with the origin and development of music and dance under the patronage ...