The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s2.t4.3
The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s2.t4.3
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v1.c9.s2.t4.3
The straightening of the curve of the Śikhara, in the Deccan temples, is an assimilation of the Śikhara to the preference in the more southern parts of India for the pyramidal shape, which is the leading shape of a South Indian temple. This is not only a special feature of the ‘composite’ Śikhara (IIC) just described but also of the Śikhara (IIB) in the Deccan and can best be seen in the Pañcāyatana temple of Goṇḍeśvara at Sinnar.⁷⁷