Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c6.33

c6.33

Much of all this fine work is hardly seen owing to the defective lighting of these temples; and, whether this was designedly so or not, it is hard to say. There is no doubt that an added amount of mystery and a feeling of the occult are gained by an object of worship with a mantle of gloom, the powers of darkness deeply impressing the simple-minded worshipper with the requisite fear and awe upon approaching the sanctuary. Windows are very seldom to be found, and where they have been used they are so filled up with stone grating or perforated arabesque that very little light filters through.