The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c46.8
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c46.8
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c46.8
Lofty columns are frequently found erected before Jaina temples where they were generally surmounted by a little canopy in which was placed a *chaumukha*, that is a group of four Jinas seated back to back. Such columns have been already described in connection with the temples at Bhatkal. When set up before Vaishṇava temples they usually carried an image of Garuḍa, before Śaiva a *triśūla* or trident, and, sometimes, in both these cases, they were *dīpdāns* or pillars for lights, especially in later temples (Fig. 42).