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In South Asian arts: Medieval temple architecture: North Indian style of central India
…can be seen in the Lakṣmaṇa temple at Khajurāho (dated 941), which is a pañcāyatana placed on a tall terrace enclosed by walls. The sanctum has an ambulatory and, facing it, a series of halls, including the gūḍhamaṇḍapa, a porch, and a small intermediate hall. Both the ambulatory and the…
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In South Asian arts: Medieval Indian sculpture: North India
…from such monuments as the Laksmana temple at Khajuraho (dated 941), the Harasnath temple at Mt. Harsha (c. mid-10th century), in Rajasthan, and numerous other sites scattered all over northern India. These works are executed in a style that has become harder and more angular, the figures covered with a…
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In shikhara
…most Central Indian temples; the Lakshmana and Kandarya Mahadeva temples at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, have excellent examples.
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