365bet娱乐

The Prakara is the fortification which encloses the temple; the main entrance to it i.e. the entrance gate is known as Balanaka 30. The latter is either one storeyed or many storeyed structure. The space between the temple and the prakara form a court yard which may be square or rectangular. The courtyard of many Jain temples is enclosed by a series of devakulikas (small shrines) on its sides, their back-walls forming the prakara of the site. 28. SRR. p. 38. 29. Here Fig. 214/1. 30. Otherwise known as Pundarika. It is also sometimes known as 'Pratoli'. Originally the term pratoli seems to denote the gate erected at the front of a street ( Aparajitapriccha LXXXIII ) but sometimes it also stands for the gate of the prakara around the prasada ( Aparajitapriccha CXV. 22 ).

The Accessories of the Temple-Complex 457 The main Jain temples on Abu, Girnar, for instance have beautiful Balanakas ( entrance-gates ) in the form of porches ( Cokis ).