The Colas c36.26

c36.26

Fig. 20. (A) Basement frieze of the Ta-hsiung-pao tieu hall. Zayton (Chuan Chou) in China. The basement has the *padmapīṭha* as well as the *vyāḷavari* motif, both characteristic of South Indian temples of the Cōḷa times. Instead of the continuous *yāḷi* frieze of the South Indian temples, here a *yāḷi* or *siṁha* or a composite figure is enclosed in a separate panel.