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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
In the second phase of the stupa extensive repairs were done
to the upper platform constituting the Pradak峁�i峁嚹�-patha. 31
At places, the round projecting drums were straightened.
Decorated bricks were used at indiscriminately. A portion of
the apse of the stupa was exposed.32
(e) The Stupas of S. E. India (c. 200 B. C.-c. 4th cent. A. D.)
Between the second century B. C. and fourth century A. D.
were built numerous st奴pas along the Kri峁�n膩 in S. E. India on
sites of 1. Jaggayyapeta 2. Bhattiprolu 3. Gudivada 4. Ghanta-
艣膩l膩 5. Garikapada in K峁沬s峁嚹� district and 6. Padda maddur 7.
Pedda Gangam 8. Amaravati and 9. N膩g膩rgunako峁囜笉膩 in Guntur
district. 33 These st奴pas consisted of brick built hemespherical
domes on a low base and were characterised by rectangular
projections from the base of the dome at four cardinal points,
the projections supporting a row of five ornamental pillars. The
earlier examples at Bhattiprolu and Gudivad膩 were of solid
brickwork while those at Amaravati and Ghanta艣膩l膩 with the
interior radiating brick walls, with a hub and spokes, the
spaces between the walls being filled with earth-packing,
before the outer brick casings was constructed. The St奴pas
were finished with plaster and most of the larger ones were
embelished at the base with sculptured marble panels, the
example at Amaravati being particularly noted for them. The
Superstructure of the St奴pas is invariably missing, but it can
be visualized by contemporary plastic representations on
dimensions, the Amaravati marble friezes. 34 As regards their
diameter ranges from 9.1 ms. for the smallest example at
Jaggayyapeta to upwards of 30.5 ms, for those at Bhattiprolu,
Gudivada, Ghanta艣膩l膩 and Amaravati, the last having an
31. Indian Archaeology 60-61 pl. xi B.
32. Ibid p. 10
33. IABH, p. pp 46, 48; plt. xxviii A. Fig. 2 opp. p. 45
34. J. Burgess. The Buddhist stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta
(London, 1887) Pl. I