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ones. Each arm of the Cross is represented with diamond filled with a quatrefoil kola and a small two whorls of kolas, each consisting of a six-fold stamenal tube clasped by one row of petals. The (5+1) kola. The second is samatala having its whole is enclosed in a border of diamonds and square flat surface divided up into four square beads. The square frame raising up the ceiling bands disposed one within the other. The first depicts ardhapadma pattern on the inner face and has twenty-eight-foil kola. The second consists of a band of lotus petal-and-bud motif on the two reverse gajatalu; there is also visible a band of narrow undersides. diamonds and beads on its soffit. The third Devakulika 3A-Square on plan this ceiling is comprises twelve-foil kola. The fourth, i. e, cent- made by cutting off the corners, comprising three ral square, is like the second but accommodates a tiers of nine slabs. The inner face of the first tier savare plaque in the centre. The square frame is decorated with a row of geese, while its under lifting up the ceiling is carved with ardhapadma side at each corner represents, in a border of diamopattern.
nds and beads, a stenciled caitya-arch formed of Devakulika 2A-Square on plan it consists of creepers. The inner face of the second tier is two square courses. The first is a square frame adorned with a strip of diamonds, while its underbearing a row of geese and a band of leaves on the
side at each corner carries stencilled caitya-arch inner face, while its underside on each side is
formed of creepers issuing from the mouth of a divided into two decorative bands, the inner show
kirttimukha. The square central portion forming ing lotus scrolls in a border of diamonds and
the third tier is cut into a quatrefoil kola, from beads, and the outer bearing lotus petal-and-bud
bud the centre of which projects out a līmā consisting ornament. On the two shorter sides of the inner
of a quatrefoil kola and a small stamenal tube band may also be seen pieces of lotus petal-and-bud
clasped by one row of petals. The ceiling is raised motif and on those of the outer band a quadrant
up by a frame of four rectangular slabs projected of kola. Its underside at each corner represents a
into the space of the ceiling. The inner face of
these slabs is decorated with ardhapadma motif, deeply cut quatrefoil kola and a reverse gajatalu,
while their underside shows a band of diamonds the whole placed in a square bordered by diamonds and beads. The second course displays
and beads on the two sides and ardhapadma pattern
on the other two. näbhicchanda element in the kşipta form. It is represented by a grid of four depressed limas, each consi- 3B-Square on plan it is completed in two sting of a quatrefoil and a circular kola, the whole stages. The first consists of a square frame treated being disposed in a border of diamonds and
as padma. It is decorated with stencilled creepers beads. The square frame lifting up the ceiling
and is topped by a band of projecting ardhapadma depicts ardhapadma pattern on the inner face as ornament and a row of geese. The second is well as on the two narrow undersides.
samatala; its square flat surface represents nābhicc2B-On plan and in structure it follows the handa element in the ksipta form. It is represented preceding ceiling. The inner face of the first course by a grid of nine slightly projecting lamās arranged is decorated with ardhapadma pattern, while its in three lines of three each. Consisting of a hollounderside displays figures of female musicians and wed out circular kola each lumā is set up, on the dancers on the sides and a campaka flower at each level surface, in a square frame bordered by leaves corner. The second displays, one within the other, and having kirttimukhas at corners. The forepart three square bands. The outer band consists of of the lämā is set up in a diagonally placed stepped twelve-foil kola, the foils in the corners being larger diamond. than those on the sides. The intermediate band Devakulikas 4-7--Square on plan it is a domical also consists of twelve-foil kola but is edged on the ceiling of the sabhämärga type. The square space is outer side by reverse gajatālu and in the corners by narrowed by a square frame of four rectangular slabs lotus petal-and-bud ornament. The central square placed over the architraves and projecting into the accommodates a diagonally disposed stepped space of the ceiling. The square frame is decorated
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