AJANTA INDIA ancient BUDDHIST CAVE SCULPTURES " MANDALA " in Chaitya Grihas or prayer hall. |
The plan consists of a central nave with pillars, behind which is a circulatory passage. The hall is often apsidal in plan or with a curved back wall, |
the curved end a stone miniature Stupa, or emblem of Buddha, was carved to serve as the focal point of the prayer hall. |
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