The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c20.37
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c20.37
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c20.37
On the west side of the court, in front of one of the side-chapels, there was, as shown in the illustration, a very splendid Vishnu pillar 31½ feet in height, crowned by a Brahmâ symbol represented by four Jain figures in yogi attitude. The pillar collapsed many years ago. The main block of the Indra Sabhâ consists of a two-storied temple cut into the rock for a depth of over 100 feet, as shown in the section, Pl. LXX. Perhaps the most remarkable of the sculpture of the