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kirttimukhas. Each of the cardinal compartments petals on two sides and ardhapadma pattern on the is boldly relieved with an image of lalitāsana godd- other two. The second displays nabhicchanda eleess. Two of these are four-armed and are identi- ment, which is represented by nine depressed lümās fied with Apraticakrā and Mānavi, while the other disposed in three lines of three each. Each lima two are six-armed and are identifiable with Mänasi consists of a six-foil and a circular gajatālu and is and Gauri.61 The central compartment depicts set up in a square frame, the corners of which are a full-blown lotus flower having two rows of pet occupied by kirttimukhas. The ceiling is raised up als; the corners of this square compartment are by a frame of four rectangular slabs carrying a also filled with kirtti mukhas.
band of kirttimukhas on the inner face and a band Devakulika 35-Square on plan it consists of of foliate scrolls on the two narrow undersides. three square courses. The first is a padma adorned Devakulika 37B-Square on plan it is a samatala with lotus petals. The second is a square frame vitāna displaying twenty rectangular plaques in four carved with ardhapadma motif. The third is samatala. lines of five each, each set up in gajatalu. The Its square flat surface is boldly relieved with a square frame raising the ceiling is adorned with a sculpture of four-armed male divinity sitting in kirttimukha-band. lalitāsana. He is ringing cymbals with two hands
Devakulika 38A-This is a kşipta ceiling of the and playing vina with the other two. He is flanked
nābhicchanda order. It is built on a rectangular on each side by a female dancer playing flute or
plan, but its space is reduced to a square by a cymbals. On each side of the left leg of the god
framework of four rectangular slabs placed over is a female cauri-bearer. The ceiling is raised up
the architraves. The inner face of the square by a frame of four rectangular slabs depicting a
frame is decorated with ardhapadma pattern; while band of kirttimukhas.
its underside on two sides shows a row of five depDevakulika 36A-Rectangular on plan it is a ressed limās in diagonal setting. Each lima consksinta ceiling of the nabhicchanda order. It repres- ists of a quatrefoil and a circular kola. The square ents twelve depressed lümas in three lines of four part of the ceiling containing nabhicchanda element each. Each lüma consists of a six-foil and a circu- displays, in a border of diamonds and beads, nine lar kola. Between the tūmās are inserted concave.
depressed låmäs in three lines of three each. Each of sided diamonds. The whole is surrounded by a these lämás consists of a six-foil and a circular kola. band of diamonds and beads, kirttimukhas app- The east-west dividing lines are carved with gajatalus. earing at corners, Outside the band, on the longer sides, is a band of foliate scrolls. The ceiling is
38B-On plan it follows the preceding ceiling, raised up by a frame of four rectangular slabs sho
but in structure it is a kşiptotksipta ceiling of the pawing decoration of ardhapadma pattern on the inner
dmanābha variety. It represents nine lämäs in three face and a row of campaka flowers with kärttimukhas
lines of three each. Except for the central läma, all on the two narrow undersides.
are deeply cut, each consisting of a quatrefoil and
a circular kola, and a small lotus flower inserted 36B_This is a samatala ceiling built on a recta- in its centre. The central litma is a projected one, ngular plan. The rectangular flat surface repre consisting of two courses of quatrefoil kola each; sents twenty full-blown lotus flowers in four lines the lower course is smaller than the upper one and of five each each flower comprising two rows of is diagonally placed upon the latter. From the petals. Between the flowers are placed concave- smaller anatrefoil isenes a small stamenal tube sided carved diamonds. The square frame lifting clasped by two rows of petals. The north-south up the ceiling is carved with ardhapadma pattern.
dividing lines are carved with diamonds and beads, Devakulika 37A--Square on plan this is a kşipta The inner face of the frame raising up the ceiling is ceiling of the näbhicchanda order. The ceiling is adorned with a band of kiritimukhas, while its undercompleted in two stages. The first is a square side on two sides depicts a row of campaka flowers, frame showing carving of ardhapadma pattern on Devakulika 39A-Square on plan it is a ksipta the inner face, while its underside depicts lotus ceiling of the nabhicchanda order. It consists of two
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