Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c10.s1.2

c10.s1.2

Applied to the three sides of the shrine, outside, are three heavy buttresses, which, since they are not necessitated by any wall shrines within, must have been added in order to strengthen the walls under the great pressure of the lofty tower which rose above them. These are designed in keeping with the walls and tower of the temple itself. The mouldings are the same though on a miniature scale; and from these it can be seen what the top of the tower, which is now absent, must have been like. These are, without doubt, original work, and were provided for in the original plan. Perhaps the inferior quality of the stone used caused the builders to be doubtful of the ability of the walls to carry the weight of the superstructure.