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Amalaka angle angulas animal Antarāla antepagments apex Apsara arch architectural ASIAR Asura Barhut Bhadras Bhumis body Bombay Brahmā Brāhmaṇa breath Bṛhat buttresses Calcutta capital carved celestial central centre century Comm crown curves darkness devotee divinity door entrance Face of Glory figures finial Gana Garbhagṛha Garuda Gavākṣa goddesses gods head height Hindu temple horizontal Indian sculpture Indian temples Jagati Kāla Kalasa Kandariya Temple Khajuraho Kirttimukha Lion lotus Makara Mandapa Māyā Mekhala Mithuna monument mouldings movement Orissa panel pillar PLATE Prakṛti Prāsāda projection proportions Purāņa Puruşa Rāhu Rajputana relief rhythm roof round Sakti Samhita Sārdula Sarvatobhadra scroll seen shape shrines side Sikhara Śiva Skandha socle South Indian square Śṛnga storeys Sukanāsā superstructure Supreme surface Surya Sūtra symbol Tāla Tantra temple Upanisad Vahana Vāk Valabhi Vedi vertical Viṣṇu Viṣṇudharmottara wall width XVIII Yakṣas एवं तथा तु भवेत् वा