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The Structural Temples of Gujarat Āmalaka forms the part of the śikhara. The early works like M. P., Ag. P., etc. have alloted 1 part of the Sikhara to be adorned with the āmalaka. 64 The later canonical works like Sm, Su. and APPR. and several others have described amalaka with its finial (Kalasa) as the crowning member of the Sikhara.6 5
The āmalaka has a cogged rim. Its solid shape is that of a ring stone; it may be compared to an indented wheel, the spokes being shown as ribs of its ring shape. The āmalaka crowns not only the main śikhara of the temple but every urusținga and sținga as well. It is surmounted by the finial or kalaśa. 6 6
All the pre-Caulukyan and Caulukyan temples are adorned with āmalaka with finial.
64. M.P. CCLXIX, 18-19; Ag. P. CIV, 10. 65. Sm. Su. LVI; 49,154; APPR. CXL]); Dipā. IX, 63-67; 75-85 P.M. IV, 32-33. 66. It also surmounts to the Samvarņā i. e. the dome of the Mandapa,
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