Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c38.14

c38.14

As to the interior of these temples a single hall or *thakurbari* is the main feature, on one side of which is the *vedi* or altar for the image, while above is an upper story in the shape of a continuous gallery around the circuit of this compartment One of the attractions of these temples, particularly those constructed of brick, is the external decoration, which is in terracotta relief, and resolves itself into a diaper of square panels repeated over the entire surface of the facade, each panel containing a picture in relief, and to a relatively small scale, of some subject of peculiar interest. Many of these represent episodes taken from the ancient epics, while others are incidents in the daily life of the people, some of which are of no little sociological significance. (Plate CXXXIII).