History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s7.11

v1.c19.s7.11

Besides the great temple and the Nandi porch there are several other smaller shrines in the enclosure, one of which, dedicated to Subrahmanya or Kârttikeyâ, a son of Siva's, is as exquisite a piece of decorative architecture as is to be found in the south of India, and though small, almost divides our admiration with the temple itself (Woodcut No. 214). It is built behind an older shrine, which may be coeval with the great temple as originally designed. But this is evidently of more