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In the triratha design, the rathas are generally flat but in other designs we notice a tendency towards roundness. Gandi or Sikhara.- The upper portion of the baranda is called gandi or sikhara. The b膩岣峚 of the rekha deu岣穉 is surmounted by the curvilinear superstructure. Like the N膩gara Style temples of North India, the Orissan temples have curvilinear superstructure. It rises straight up to a certain height and then begins to curve inwards. The curve is more pronounced in latter temples. Like b膩岣峚, ga峁囜笉i or sikhara has offset projections called pagas (also rathas). These pagas create the optical impression of vertical lines or rekh膩s on the gandi. It is because of the prominence of the rekh膩s, the temples having sikharas became known as rekh膩 deu岣穉s or rekh膩 type temples. Being integral part of the gandi the projection curves inwards after rising straight upto a certain height. 24 The number of pagas on the gandi determine the order of the temple. One central paga or r膩h膩 paga and two corner pagas or kanika pagas make the temple a triratha one. In the panca ratha temple the r膩h膩paga is flanked by two intermediary pagas called anuratha pagas besides the k膩nika paga. In a sapta-ratha temple, the pagas are seven in number. The pagas on the either side of the r膩h膩 are called anur膩h膩 paga. In the nava-ratha temple, the pagas are nine in number. The pagas on between the kanika and anuratha are called pariratha pagas. The kanika paga is divided into several bh奴mis (storeys) by miniature amal膩s called bh奴mi amal膩s (ribbed discs). Each bh奴mi (story) is further subdivided into a number of horizontal mouldings called bh奴mi bar膩峁囜笉is. The earlier temples have five bh奴mi divisions. With the increase of the height of the vim膩na, the number increased to ten. 25 The variation in the number of bh奴mi- bar膩峁囜笉is in different temples does not follow a regular sequence. The r膩h膩 paga on the gandi of the rekh膩 deu岣穉 is always aligned with that of the b膩岣峚. During the Somava峁僺i period the pagas of the gandi and the rathas of ba岣峚 became aligned.26 They extend vertically from the base of the b膩岣峚 to the top of the gandi. The pagas terminate at the bisama (the topmost course of the ga峁囜笉i below beki). The bisama seals the top of the sikhara. It is only in later temples that the bisama partakes of the paga divisions of the gandi. The gandi of the temples built during the period of Somava峁僺i rule are found decorated with anga-sikharas (miniature rekh膩 deu岣穉s). The a峁僩a-艣ikharas is an important feature of the Candella temples of Central India. T.E. Donaldson has 32