Glossary · T
Tala
Also called talas
A storey of a South Indian vimana; also a unit of proportion (the face-length) in the canons of sculpture.
Rules that use the word
Storeys of miniature shrines. Raise the vimana in receding storeys (talas), and edge each with a parapet (hara) of miniature shrines: square domed kutas at the corners, oblong barrel-roofed shalas in the middle, and small panjaras between.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
A feature of Hindu Temple: Dravida (South Indian) architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Taihu stone · Taiji · Tailiang · Taisha-zukuri · Talud · Talud-tablero · Tapis vert · Tatami