A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.57

c8.57

The Āryāvarta, or Indo-Aryan style, examples of which to the south of the Narbadā are rare, is characterized by the bulging steeple with curvilinear vertical ribs, placed over the sanctuary, and frequently reproduced on other parts of the building. Miniature repetitions of the form are often used with good effect as decorations of the steeples themselves. Mr. Simpson proved, as already observed (*ante*, p. 18), that this type of roof is derived from the bamboo framework used to cover processional cars (Fig. 7).