Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c31.36

c31.36

To the Great Rudra eleven shrines were erected,
Covered with gold like the mountains of Meru,
Columns sixteen hundred were raised to adorn them,
Carved screens and pierced lattices veiled them from without,
Inlaid with gems were the doors of the shrine-chambers,
With rubies and diamonds they glistened like lamp-flames,
And the "Shining Ones" also were festooned with pearls.