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Page 174
... sikhara The. covered with sculpture ( Bhārahut , Sāńcī I , III ) . In the course of time an attempt was made to give height to the stūpas by multiplying the terraces that supported the dome and by increasing the number of parasols on top ...
... sikhara The. covered with sculpture ( Bhārahut , Sāńcī I , III ) . In the course of time an attempt was made to give height to the stūpas by multiplying the terraces that supported the dome and by increasing the number of parasols on top ...
Page 175
... sikhara . One , three , and sometimes more projections extend all the way from the base of the temple up the walls to the top of the śikhara . The central offset ( bhadra ) is the largest and generally carries an image in a niche ; the ...
... sikhara . One , three , and sometimes more projections extend all the way from the base of the temple up the walls to the top of the śikhara . The central offset ( bhadra ) is the largest and generally carries an image in a niche ; the ...
Page 176
... sikhara may have projections , like the latina sikhara , and be adorned with a variety of archi- tectural ornament . From the 10th century onward , the śekharī type of spire , an elaboration of the latina type , became increas- ingly ...
... sikhara may have projections , like the latina sikhara , and be adorned with a variety of archi- tectural ornament . From the 10th century onward , the śekharī type of spire , an elaboration of the latina type , became increas- ingly ...
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