The Colas c36.9

c36.9

Fig. 4. Śiva temple. Enādi, 'Pudukkottah State.' It is simpler, more beautiful and probably earlier than the above temple. Has cubical sanctum topped by a square *śikhara*. Pilasters simple with bevelled corbels above. Finely worked *kūḍus* with *kīrtimukha* apexes are found one on each face of *śikhara*. *Mukhamāṇḍapa* is borne by two heavy and squat pillars. One end of terrace rests on the cornice of sanctum. No niches on the sanctum walls but outlines of a niche on the walls below *śikhara*, which recalls the roof of the 'Draupadi Ratha' of Mahābalipuram.