[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c31.2 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c31.2 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c31.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31.2) As a rule, the Hindu temple pertains to the trabeate order which is based on the principle of compression, with its superstructure raised on the system of post-and-beam. The seemingly domical or arch-like ceilings are all false and feigned and are devised on the method of corbelling (kadālikakaraṇa) or interlocking of courses, plain or carved. - [Previous: v1.c31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31.1) - [Next: v1.c31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31.3) - [Up: v1.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c31.2) · Pramāṇa