430 CHALUKYAN STYLE. BOOK IV. The square antechamber has two narrow windows and a richly-carved doorstep the " moonstone " of Ceylon in front of the cell door. As may be seen from the plan, the mandap is small only about 19 ft. square, with the usual four pillars supporting the roof. They have square bases, highly carved on each face, and round shafts broken into numerous members. As will be seen from the south elevation (Woodcut No. 25O), 1 the roof of the mandap has been destroyed, but the jikhar is entire except the finial which is a modern restoration. The pro- jecting porches to the north and south entrances have three pillars on each side square in plan with the corners slightly recessed. The panels in the walls, 249 . Plan oflSSTvatti Temple, formed by very attenuated pilasters, are Scale 50 ft. to i in. carved above, some with imitations of .nkharas and others with a sort of festoon issuing from the mouths of makaras on each side. In 250. Kuruvatti Temple, south elevation, Scale i-2ooth. the south door stands a loose slab over 6 ft. high by 4 ft. 1 From Rea's 'Chalukyan Architecture.'
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