Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. Ceiling, 12th-13th Centuries

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. Ceiling, 12th-13th Centuries
Author(s):	Frederic, Louis Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Keywords:	Hoysala, South India, Mysore;architecture;stone sculpture;book scan
Series/Report no.:	Basham Collection
Description:	This is constructed, as in all Indian Temples, by corbelling. The square coffering is reduced to an octagon by stones at the corners which support the circular ceiling. From the central stone there hangs an enormous unopened lotus flower. All round the first circular gallery dwarfs are portrayed in various postures.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176700
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-1704

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