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 Vertical Parts of the Mandapa
425 course occur.37 The other set of pillars have mouldings like flower pattern, ghatapallava, triangular course, lozenges and grāsopațţikā.38
At Sarotra the pillars have mouldings such as creeper, ghatapallava, kevāla, inverted pallavas, creepers, triangles, lozenges, kirtimukhas and large inverted pallavas at the top.39
(v) At Sarotra we have one more variety of the pillars which are octagonal at the lower portion, sixteen sided at the middle and round at the upper one. We have here two sets of pillars of this type differing in ornamentation only at the upper portion. In one set the round upper portion is marked with grāsa pațţika at the top.40 In the other one the upper portion has several mouldings such as triangles, lozenges with circular mouldings, hanging chain and bell designs, grāsa and caitya-arched pallava courses.41.
(vi) The pillars, divided into three sections-square at lower portion, octagonal in the middle and round at upper, are met with at Siddhpur. Here the mouldings from bottom to top are adorned with seated bull, ghata-pallava, kevāla, lozenges, grāsa patti, again kevāla, hansa course with hanging chain and bells, again grāsa-patti, the moulding cyma-recta, cyma-reversa intervened by plain pațţikā at the centre, and plain octagonal, round and again octagonal courses, 42
(vii) Similarly the pillars divided into three sections round at the upper and lower portions and octagonal in the middle are seen at Delmal. Except the lower and middle portion marked with pallavas at the end they are plajn in design.43
37. Ibid. Plt. XLIII (3) 38. Ibid. Plt XLIII. (4) 39. AANG. Plt. LXXIX (4), 40. AANG, Plt. LXXIX (1).
41. Ibid Plt. LXXIX (2) 42. AANG. Plt. XL||| (1). 43. AANG. Plt. LXVII, 1.