The Hindu Temple v2.c12.68

v2.c12.68

From the seat (āsana paṭṭa) in the interior rises its back projecting outward with an obtuse angle (kakṣāsana; approximate height : 2′ 4″). It is part of the Candrāvalokana, the upper and open portion of the balcony (see Pl. LI) somewhat corresponding to a bay-window. The Vedi is here the vertical portion of the wall, below the lotus petal edge; it corresponds in its position to the ‘jaṅghā’ of the wall (see Pl. I), i.e., to its lowermost zone.