Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c6.25

c6.25

The walls and wall mouldings differ little from those of North Gujarāt, but more so from those of the Chālukyan temples. There are four marked varieties, namely, (1) the much decorated with sculptured panels filled with an imposing array of deities and other images, such as the Ambarnātha and Balsāne shrines; (2) those equally decorated but with few images, most of the panels being filled with lozenge-shaped ornament, little pilasters or arabesque, as in the temple of Gondeśvara at Sinnar; (3) those decorated mainly with running bands of arabesque as in the temples of Sangameśvara, Baleśvara at Pedgāon, Ratanvādi, Devalāna and others; and (4) the latest with plain heavy exteriors and little or no attempt at decoration—the Hemadpanti class—like those at Limpangāon and Karjat.