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The Structural Temples of Gujarat Paksa
A side, a flank, a foot-path Paksaka Pancāyatana a group of five temples, where a principal
one is surrounded by four subsidiary ones, the temples enshrining the five deities generally
Siva, Vişnu, Ganapati, Sürya, & Devi Patta 37
flat slab, lintel or beam, an architrave, the beam or lowest division of the entablature which extends from column to column
a small flat band which occurs chiefly between Patti
mouldings to connect or separate them, a Pattikā
moulding with a square-edge Patra
a leaf, a leaf-like moulding Pada
a part, the foot Padma
a plot of the site plan Padmaka
a moulding cyam recta and cyma reversa, The moulding called padma is supposed to resemble a petal of that flower i. e. the moulding having the curves of the lotus
petal, cyma reversa or recta. Padmakosa neck or Skandha of a śikhara i. e. a portion
below āmalaka of a Sikhara Padmabandhana 3 8 Neck moulding Padmāsana a lotus seat, a kind of pedastal, lotus throne Pada-Vinyasa The plan, the site plan, the ground plan Padam Silā a key-stone in the centre of a dome (Vitāna) Parivara
the attendent deities, the family of God Pallava 39
leaf-like moulding, raised lotus petal design Pada
a quarter, a fourth of a foot, a base
37. Local term Pāta 38. Local term Bārdhanuri. 39. Local term Palavā.
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