The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c21.47

c21.47

The temple at Ittagi in the Hyderabad dominions (Pl. LXXXI), which Fergusson cites as one of the most typical of the style, is evidently only an elaboration of the Vishnu temple at Pattadakal (Pl. LIX), which he labels "Indo-Aryan." The "star-shaped" plan of some of the vimânas given as examples is also only an elaboration of the circular plan of the stûpa and a structural application of the symbolism of the eight- or sixteen-petalled lotus. The circular vimâna, technically called *vesara*, was by no means confined to the provinces described as the location of the style.