The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s3.12

v1.c9.s3.12

the Axis of the temple. This emerges, in its topmost portion only, as section of a mighty pillar, as the ‘neck’ (grīvā) of the temple, above the shoulder (skandha) of the superstructure. The symbol of the Pillar of the Universe inheres in the picture of the World-mountain.⁸¹ The World-mountain is its vesture, the offsets and buttresses of the Prāsāda are its folds. They have their origin in the Prāsāda itself which is the monument of Manifestation. They are bodied forth in rhythmical progression from its centre and vertical axis, on every one of its levels (bhūmi).