The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c29.s1.4

c29.s1.4

The deep overhanging cornice of the hall, like most cornices of this period, is, in section, a cyma reversa curve, while that of the adjacent small temple of Sarasvatī is a perfectly straight cornice. The mouldings above the cornice are made up of the usual string courses of little lions and chaitya-window ornaments, which surmount the walls of most Cālukya halls.