The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c14.44

c14.44

The shrines behind the porch differ in shape of plan : in the Ajantâ model it is circular, or of the vesara type, according to the definition of the Silpa-sâstras,¹ while Siva's shrine is square, or shrine, built in three stories; the other a cylindrical shrine built in one storey. One was crowned by a Brahmanical symbol which was also Buddhist; the other by a Buddhist symbol which was also Brahmanical.