Studies in Indian Art c14.s5.13

c14.s5.13

The lintel is called *Uttaraṅga* or *Śirapaṭṭi* (Apabhraṃśa *Siravaṭṭi*, Hindi *Serva*), the doorsil is *Udumbara* (देहली); the two side jambs are *Dvāraśākhā*. The image projecting from the lintel of the doorway is referred to as *dvāra-lalāṭa-bimba*. Each jamb is composed of several posts numbering three, five, seven or nine. There are attendant figures *Pratīhāris* occupying the lower portion of the jambs nearer the entrance. This agrees with Varāhamihira who gives a more elaborate and clear picture of the door-jamb decoration :