Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús |
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a-quarter according álinga angulas architecture architrave artists Brahmans breadth building called campa cant'ha capital capóta Cásyapa cavetto chapter chunam cima recta cimbia collarino contained cornice cupola dandás Day & Haghe deities diameters high edifice entablature equal in height erected essay fillet garb'hagriha ghaticas given gnomon gnomon projects gópura Gopura consisting Grecian Haghe Lith half hastha Hindú architects India Indian architecture intercolumniations King Gate latter Litha Lithographed lotus lower Mánasára mantapa Máyámata middle moulding ornaments ovolo padma Pandya pedestals and bases pinnacle placed Plate plinth points porticoes prastara proportions pyramidal quadrangular resembles respect rites Royal Asiatic Society rules sculpture seven shadow shaft sic'hara sides Silpa Sástra Siva Society by Day sorts of pillars South of India Sri Rangam sthapati stone streets temples thickness three and a-half three-quarters torus treatises treats twelve stories upána upper base village VIMÁNA CONSISTING Vishnu walls whole