At-chala

At-chala or aat-chala ("eight eaves"), is a style of temple architecture that arose in Bengal. The base structure is similar to the four-sided char-chala temple style, but with a small replica of the base temple on top.[1] Many variations on the at-chala style were developed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Amit Guha, Classification of Terracotta Temples, retrieved 20 January 2016


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.