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[Full title: The vertical parts of the Mandapa鈥擳reatment in the extant temples; (g) Kakshasana or Candravalokana]

Kaksasana, otherwise known as Candravalokana? 5 is a seat attached to the pillars of the mandapa, of the porch, or of both. In the case where Kaksasana is attached to the mandapa or porch, the wall enclosing them are always kept dwarf. On the parapet of the dwarf walls this seat is attached. Further Kaksasana generally has a sloping seat back for comfortable accommodation of sitting. 74. Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat pp. 83-85. 75. The term Kaksasana denotes a side seat. It is prescribed as a Candravalokana evidently as it serves a place for looking at the moon.

The Vertical Parts of the Mandapa 437 The dwarf walls of the Sabhamandapa of the temple at Modhera is surmounted by a continuous parapet with Kaksasana. In the very manner several temples of the Caulukyan period contain this sort of the seat in the mandapa and the porch. The vertical sections of the Kaksasana contain from top to bottom the mouldings like Rajasena, Vedika (these two are the vertical parts of the walls of the mandapa or the porch, which are as a whole known as screen wall or vedi), asanapatta and kaksasana proper (which consists of dwarf pillars superimposed by bharanis and siras) with projectings cornice or chadya, The screen wall, often, being on the external side of the wall is found richly carved and broken up by panels and facets containing figures of semi-gods, goddesses and sometimes of amorous couples.