candraśālā

Indian architecture

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In South Asian arts: The Gupta period (4th–6th centuries ad)
…which are decorated primarily with candraśālā (ogee arch) ornament derived from the arched windows and doors so frequently found in the centuries immediately before and after Christ. The sanctums of both temples are square in plan, with three sides provided with central offsets (vertical buttress-like projections) that extend from the…
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