The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s3.28
The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s3.28
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v2.c11.s3.28
The Gavākṣas in their retrovert function allow the luminous nature of Divinity to penetrate the solid masonry of the Prāsāda; it leaves its superluminous darkness within the deep eyeholes of the Gavākṣa.⁶⁶ On Śikhara, Bhūmis and Kapotas, the rows and webs of Gavākṣas hold in their rounded contours a central darkness, dispersed in infinitesimal points in the texture of the Prāsāda.