History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c24.s8.61

v2.c24.s8.61

Like most Hindû buildings of the period, all these temples show very distinctly the immense influence the Muhammadan style of architecture had on that of the native styles at this age. Many of the temples here are surmounted by the bulbous dome of the Mughals. The true native *sikhara* rarely appears, but a modified form of it is prevalent, and the openings almost invariably take the form of the Muhammadan foliated pointed arch. There is every variety of style and form, and generally each stands on a terrace, and is surmounted by one or more spires. The result is picturesque, but not satisfactory when looked closely into, and generally the details want the purity and elegance that characterised the earlier examples. There is not a tree or sign of vegetation to break the solitary appearance of the surrounding landscape.¹