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319
The Architectural Forms of Temples texts like Matsya P. and Visvakarma Prakāśa etc. and (ii) Srikūța etc. 36 Prāsādas.163
Dravidian style has one to twelve storeys with five fold terraces and talacchandas. 164
The regional styles with characteristics of both Nāgara and Drāvida have two types-Vāvāța (Vairāța ) 158 and Bhūmija 156
The classification presented by Dr. Shukla seems to be elucidative to a larger extent, however, the appellation “Lāța' is not given in the original text and hence his application of this appellation seems to be arbitrary. He also assumes that Lāļa style was a branch of the Nāgara style which was universal.
As pointed out by Dr. T. Battacharya the Sm. Su. is definately the work of the Lāța school which was in vogue in Western India. Sm, Su. has developed the 45 varieties of temples into 64 giving prominance to the Vairāja ( square ) type having 24 sub-types of temples. Sm. Su. treats 20 varieties of temples enumerated by early works like Br. Sm., MP. & VKP. in a separate chapter (vide LXIII) under the head of the Nāgara type because they were perhaps considered as traditional type of temples during the period of its composition.
The Agni Purāņa, the Haya Sirsapancarātram 158 and the
153. IBid. LX.
156. Ibid. LXV. 154. Ibid. LXI, LXII.
157. T. B. Vastuvidya' p. 141. 155. Ibid. LXIV. 158. * Nāgarānādhikrtyeh prāmeyam Vartnodita I Yo Višeśoatra lāțānām prasamkṣepeñamanyate II Nagaraistu samālātā Kintu te Karmabhedakah I Cataróran tu teşām masāraka Kapotakau II
-Hayasirša.
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