The Hindu Temple v2.c13.s1.18

v2.c13.s1.18

³ Mekhalā in the ‘Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra’ denotes a moulding of the Vedibandha; and also above the Jaṅghā (LVII. 26-7; 65, etc.; XLIX. 18). Kapotālī and Mekhalā are synonyms (cf. 64 and 26, etc.). XLIX. 18, speaks of the Mekhalā between Mañjarī and Stambha, i.e., between the pilasters and the superstructure. It has windows; or the Mekhalā is in the Vedibandha and is described as decorated with dormer windows (candraśālā . LVII. 688).