The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s5.27
The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s5.27
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The central Pillar, the axis of the temple, where it exceeds the bulk of the Prāsāda was given shape in the brick and stone built temples above its curvilinear superstructure; it is its neck (grīvā). The neck, the Āmalaka (Pt. VIII) and the finial (stūpi) are the shapes and symbols of the vertical axis of the temple where it emerges into visibility (Pls. I; XLV).