The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s8.18

v2.c11.s8.18

The third naturally perforated stone is placed upon the last, the fifth layer of the Altar; the Āmalaka too, is placed above the platform of the Vedi of the Śikhara. By its position it signifies the celestial world, below which the temple has its extension in space (antarikṣa), the mid-region—between heaven and earth.