The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.26

v2.c11.s1.26

In his approach he had been impressed by many impacts, himself part of the interior of the Maṇḍapa which he traversed in one direction drawn by, and leaving behind him, its pillared rhythms. Now his body is made to halt, and thus at rest, his eyes take in the presence of the image in the frame of the entrance. It is here that Indian sculpture is to be understood as relief in the widest sense.⁶