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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
spokes of a wheel, each with a sword in his right hand, held
horizontally behind his head, whilst with his left hand he
grasps the wrist of his next neighbour. Their feet are towards
the centre of a circle, and the legs interlaced in an unsymetrical
way, but owing to contraction of space, the whole number
could not be introduced, though the arrangement prevents this
being noticeable until we attempt to count them.
The other panel, (represented on AANG. Plt. LX) is on
a rectangular slab measuring nearly 1脳0.8 meter and is of
exceedingly chaste design. Two cross ribs each way enclose
a central raised area 0.3脳0.5 meter and have narrow sunk
strips at the sides and small squares at the corners. In the
central panel is cut a lozenge-shaped compartment filled with
rich arabesque spreading out from a central oval boss. In the
corners, outside the lozenge-border are four different figures
with floral appendages: in two opposite corners there are
perhaps Gandharvas, in a third the Kirtimukha, and in the fourth
or opposite corner a peacock. The ribs and marginal panels
are carved with various florid arabesques and the crossing of
the ribs with rosettes. The whole is deeply chisalled and
effective. Both these slabs are of the ordinary close-grained
and durable sand stone so universally used in Gujarat in the
building of temples.**
(G) Kak峁Ｄ乻ana.
Kak峁Ｄ乻ana, otherwise known as Candr膩valokana? 5 is a seat
attached to the pillars of the mandapa, of the porch, or of both.
In the case where Kak峁Ｄ乻ana is attached to the ma峁囜笉apa or
porch, the wall enclosing them are always kept dwarf. On
the parapet of the dwarf walls this seat is attached. Further
Kak峁Ｄ乻ana generally has a sloping seat back for comfortable
accommodation of sitting.
74. AANG. pp. 83-85.
75. The term Kak峁Ｄ乻ana denotes a side seat. It is prescribed as a
Candravalokana evidently as it serves a place for looking at the moon.