History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s5.1

v1.c19.s5.1

From the raths at Mâmallapuram to the Kailâs at Elûrâ the transition is easy, but the step considerable. At the first-named place we have manifest copies of structures intended originally for other purposes and used at Mâmallapuram in a fragmentary and disjointed manner. At Elûrâ, on the contrary, the whole is welded together, and we have a perfect Dravidian temple, as complete in all its parts as at any future period, and so far advanced that we might have some difficulty in tracing the parts back to their originals without the fortunate possession of the examples on the Madras shore.