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⁴⁸ Re. Āmalaka, see Part VIII. Āmalaka is a flattened cogged stone; Re. the 'High Temple', see Parts VI and VII. The Āmalaka and the cupola (Śikhara) of the High Temple are equivalent 'crowns' of the superstructure. Meaning and origin of the Āmalaka are more complex than that of the High Temple (Vimāna, harmya). The Āmalaka is generally placed above curvilinear northern Indian Śikharas; the High Temple (vimāna) above the Bhūmis or storeys of the pyramidal superstructure of South India. The High Temple is a miniature shrine, solid and having a massive domed roof (called "Śikhara"); it was a domed shrine originally.