The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s5.25

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⁷⁸ It houses an effigy made of rice paste of the Old Woman, which is worshipped by the priest. Then the house of the Old Woman (buḍirghar) and the effigy are burnt to ashes which are magically effective. I am indebted for this information to Sudhir R. Das. A peculiar brick (?) structure of elongated beehive outline and with a Gavākṣa, carved on its lower part, is represented in a relief from Amarāvatī (First Period); cf. C. Sivaramamurti, ‘Amarāvatī Sculptures in the Madras Museum’, Pl. XVI. The Gavākṣa is surmounted by a very tall finial of several components (Āmalaka (?), etc.).