The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c7.15
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c7.15
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c7.15
As this development proceeded, the storeys or steps became less marked, with a smaller rise to each, until, as in the case of the star-shaped temple at Ḍambaḷ they almost lost their individuality (Plate CXXIII). They are there nevertheless, and can be disentangled from the mass of ornamental encrustation which covers their surfaces. This temple is so far removed from the original Dravidian as not, at first sight, to suggest any connection between the two.