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The Structural Temples of Gujarat śikhara or in both will take the spire of the first variety as its superstructure while the shrine having lateral projections in its ground plan like those of Trināsikā, Pancanāsikā etc. will take the second variety as its superstructure.
The first variety of the sikhara is well illustrated by the the temples having shrines without lateral projections,20 These temples have only one finial (Andaka ) at the top such as in the temples at Sander (Small),21 Wadhavan (Rāņakadevi temple )22 Nandisvar (temple opposite to the main ) 23 and Odadar 24
The second variety of the spire of the shrine has several lateral projections corresponding to the ground plan or originated from its base. In the extant temples the common projections in the ground plan corresponding to the spire are either of Trināsikā or Pancanasikā Type, the Saptanasikā projection being seen at times also.
The Trināsikā projection in the spire is resulted from the central projection flanked by two side projections which take urusringa and śringa moulding over them. The Pancanāsikā projection in the spire has a projected central projection flanked by two other projections of a lesser degree on its either side and an additional projection beyond each projections all adorned with śringas; the central one being surround by urusringas on all sides. 2 5 20. It may be noted here that some of the shrines of this type in extant temples seem to have a ground plan with a slight projection on all its sides at times corresponding even to a spire over them. But the projection is so negligible that no crowning member is alloted to it, and it merges into the facets of the spire at the apex. 21. AANG. plt. XCV. Here Fig. 59. 22. Here Fig. 133.
23. Here Fig. 160. 24. The Vaisňava temple in the group of temples at Odadar. 25. The Sringa is a miniature in the round, while the Urusțiñga (strickly speaking urựșținga ) is a miniature carved in half relief.
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