The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s3.13

v1.c8.s3.13

On the Vedi of the site, on the sacrificial ground, the raised 'altar' of the temple, its socle, etc. and Vedikā, with their mouldings are the firm and horizontal theme and basis from which the building of the temple arises, dedicated as an offering. When this offering is built up and about to reach its end, once more, in a supreme effort, the final offering is made on the high Vedi, the upper portion of the massive pile of the superstructure; above it are the Āmalaka or the High Temple,⁴⁸ and the finial above these.