[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [History of Indian and Eastern Architecture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876) › v1.c19.39 # History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.39 History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.39 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.39) 1. The principal part, the actual temple itself, is called the \*Vimâna\*.¹ It is always square in plan, and surmounted by a pyramidal roof of one or more storeys; and it contains the cell in which the image of the god or his emblem is placed. - [Previous: v1.c19.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.38) - [Next: v1.c19.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.40) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.39) · Pramāṇa