Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c37.19

c37.19

In connection with the pillars of this mode, although they are richly moulded productions, there is little originality in their design, as they resemble the lathe-turned examples of the Hoysala style But in one respect there is a slight departure, as in the majority of these pillars the principal moulding below the actual capital is very considerably projected, with a pronounced knife-edge section, a striking and distinguishing detail of the "order".