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Mastaka (Head):- The portion above the gandi is called mastaka or head. The mastaka of the rekh茫 deu岣穉 consists of beki, am岣穉ka 艣i岣纺�, khapuri, kalasa鲁and ayudha. The recessed cylindrical portion just above the bisama is termed as beki or neck. It serves the purpose of the stand for positioning the huge ama岣穉ka 艣il膩. The ama岣穉ka, a flattened spheroid ribbed at sides, is a huge piece of stone and when placed on the top it exerts downward pressure by which the blocks of stone are kept in position. In later temples, the ama岣穉ka 艣il膩 is supported by dopichh膩 lions at the corners and figures of vim膩nap膩las placed on the cardinal directions of the beki above r膩h膩s. Above the ama岣穉ka sila is capped by a slightly curved stone slab called khapur墨. It is surmounted by a ka岣穉sa or water jar.鲁鹿 The auspicious ka岣穉sa 31 sometimes made of gold. Besides kalasa, the other element, which surmounts
khapuri, is ayudha or weapon. From the ayudha it can be ascertained to which
divinity the temple is dedicated. The dhvaja or banner is placed at the pinnacle of
the temple.32 All the rekh膩 deu岣穉s of Orissa are used as the main sanctum of the
temple.
b. Pidh膩 Deula:-
The second type of temple is pidh膩 deu岣穉, which is characterized by a
pyramidal superstructure. This type of temple is also called bhadra deu岣穉 .The
ground plan of the pidh膩 deu岣穉 is square. The interior is slightly lighted because of
the exposure of its doorway to outside and the windows, either latticed or
balustraded. The interior of the pidh膩 deu岣穉 is completely plain except a few
temples decorated with sculptures. In some places, the pidh茫 deu岣穉s are used as
the sanctum of the temple. Basically, the jagamohana or mukha艣膩岣纺� of the latter
temples are constructed in pidh茫 deu岣穉 designs. In the full developed temples,
both the n膩tama峁囜笉apa and bhogaman岣峚pa are also built in pidh膩 order structure.
Externally, the pidh膩 deu岣穉 possesses divisions similar to that of rekh膩
deu岣穉 i.e. pi峁ａ弓a, b膩岣峚, gandi and mastaka (Fig.No-2). The pista is not a regular
feature. Both vim膩na or sanctum and the mukha艣膩岣纺� or jagamohana stand on the
same level. The b膩岣峚 is exactly the same as that of the rekh膩 deu岣穉. The treatment
of the b膩岣峚 of the pidh膩 deu岣穉 is almost similar to the b膩岣峚 of rekh膩 deu岣穉. Of
course certain minor variations are discernible in some temples.
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