A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.84
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.84
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The Dravidian or Southern style is sharply distinguished from that of Āryāvarta by its straight-lined tower divided into stories by horizontal bands, and surmounted by either a barrel-roofed ridge or a small dome. The central shrine, except in the earliest examples, is invariably surrounded by an immense walled quadrangle, usually [Figure: PLATE VI. Part of ceiling of Temple of Vimalasāha, Mt. Ābū, A.D. 1031.