The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s1.10
The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s1.10
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The inner shrine walls which rise through the roof, form the walls of an upper shrine, above which the *śikhara* or tower rose, just as may be seen in the Jaina temple at Paṭṭadakal (Plate LI). This upper shrine was a distinguishing feature in these early Jaina temples.