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The Structural Temples of Gujarat (ii) The catagory known as Sama-utkşipta vitāna is invariably illustrated by the several ceilings in the temples at Abu. The order found here is of Mandāraka 18 2 as well as that of Kamalodabhava. 128
(iii) The catagory known as ksiptokṣipta is well illustrated by the ceilings especially in the temples of Vimala and Tejapala and Mahavira temple at Kumbharia. This catagory follows several orders such as Padmaka, 194 Padmanabha, 135 Kamalodabhava i. e. Padma mandāraka, 196 Sabhämandāraka, 127 Sabhāpadma mandāraka. 12 8 etc.
(III) The concentric varieties of ceilings (Udita ) take the following mouldings in ascending order as their componant parts. The lower most moulding of the ceiling is called Karnadardarika (i. e. a cyma reversa moulding with a sharp ridge or edge). It is decorated with lotus petals in most cases. At times it is enriched with stencilled patterns. The earliest instance of kārņadardarikā is found in the ceiling of the rangamaņdapa of Muni Bawa temple near Than. It is usually topped by a small grāsapattikā, gajapatřikā or ratpapatţikā and in some cases (as we see in the Nilkanth temple at Sunak and in the Sabhamaņdapa of Sun temple at Modhera ) a frieze of moulding below displaying human figures. The frieze is known as rupapatřikā.
The next moulding in ascending order is known as Ruphkantha i, e. a belt bearing figural work. In normal courses it comprises seated and niched figures of Goddesses, Vidyadharas etc. On the brackets attached to this moulding there stand figures of Nāyikās, Vidyādharas, Vidyādevis, Nartakis, Suraganas and Salabhanjikās. The rūpakantha furnished by the Gūdhamandapa of the sun temple at Modhera is the earliest of its kind. 122. Ibid. figs. 49, 50.
126. Ibid. figs. 51, 55, 56, 57. 123. Ibid. 52, 53.
127. Ibid., 69, 74. 75. 124. Ibid. fig. 42.
128. lbid. fig. 82. 125. Ibid. figs. 43-45.
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