The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c9.40

v1.c9.40

[46] A regular frieze under the cornice is all but unknown in Orissa, the only exceptions being the friezes of the Brahmeśvara and Mukteśvara temples; but the architrave over the pillars which flank the principal doorway is generally richly carved,—ordinarily with the figures of the nine planets,—occasionally with other designs; and the space above the architrave is not unfrequently made the repository of elaborate bas-reliefs.