Structural Temples of Gujarat

SR No.: 006728
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kantilal F Sompura
Publisher: Gujarat University Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 868
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 31 MB

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The Architectural Treatment of the Sikhara
405 All the vertical members of the Sikhara complex are adorned with āmalasāra or āmalaka 2 6 with final (Kalasa ) 27 as their crowning ornaments. This finial is also known as aņdaka, 28
The trināsikā, pancapāsikā etc. projections have several andakas (Kalasa) which differentiate one variety of the temple from the other.
In the extant temples of the Caulukyan phase the spires with trināsikā projections are found adorned with 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, or 33 andakas.
For instance, the spires of the temples at Nandiśvar 29 (majn ) and Lovarali30 have 5 andakas, at Tukada 31 9 andkas; at Vadnagar ( Amthoramātā),3 2 and Delmal33 (small temple of Laxminārāyaṇa ) 13 andakas; at Taranetar, 34 Kotai3 5 and Kumbharia 17 aņdakas; at Kasara ( Triple shrine ), 36 Sander,37 Gorad, 38 Viramgams 9 (double shrine), Miyani (Nilakantha and Jain)40 21 añďakas; at Dhinoj,4 1 Siddhpur (Small shrine on the back of the Rundramāla temple )4 2 and Harasidha (old )4 3 25 aņdakas; at Sunak,4 4 Dwarka (Ruksmaņi ), 45 Piludra, 46 Prabhas (Rudreśvara)47 29 aņdakas and at Prabhasa (Śaśibhūșaņa restored )48 33 andakas. 26. It denotes a round cogged member of the superstructure, resembling in shape the āmalaka (Embrice Myrobalan ) fruit. 27. 28. The finial bares the shapes of the Kalasa (pitcher). The Kalaša is surmounted by a Bijapuraka (Citron ). As a whole it forms the oblong shape of an andaka (egg ). 29. Here Fig. 160/a
39. Here Fig. 101 30. Here Fig. 159/a.
40. Here Fig. 63 31 Here Fig. 159/b.
41. AANG. Plt. XCVII. 32. Here Fig. 68.
42. AANG. p. 68, Flg. 4; Here Fig. 100 33. AANG. Plt. LXVIII.
43. Here Fig. 62. 34. Here Fig. 85.
44. AANG. Plt. LXXXIII., Here Fig. 57. 35. AKK, Plt. XLIV. Here Fig. 71. 45. Here Fig. 153. 36. AANG. Plt. XI, LXXXVII, XC, XCI. 46. Here Fig. 117. 37. Ibid plt. XCV. Here Fig. 59. 47. Here Fig. 156. 38. Ibid Plt. Cil.
48. Here Fig. 106.