The Chatravali Portion (of the Stupa)

[Full title: Stylized Forms of the Different parts of the Stupa (5): The Chatravali Portion]

Stylised Chatravali–1

A circular shaft is connected to the harmika; the chatravali is in the shape of a semicircular disc (Plate-CCLXIV).

Stylised Chatravali–2

A chatravali in a shape of a semicircle with a smaller circular disc at the centre (PlateCCLXV), the chatravali is not supported by a shaft and is directly raised on the harmika.

Stylised Chatravali–3

A thick circular shaft is connected to the harmika; the chatravali is in the shape of a thick circular disc with tapering top portion crowned by a smaller full blown flower at the centre (PlateCCLXVI).

Stylised Chatravali–4

A chatravali in the shape of a semicircular disc with a band at the base crowned by a circular lotus petals motif at the centre on the top (Plate-CCLXVII).

Stylised Chatravali–5

A chatravali in the shape of a semicircular disc with a thin band at the base crowned by a amalaka (one of the part of the head portion of Orissan temple architecture) shaped capping (PlateCCLXVIII).

Stylised Chatravali–6

A chatravali supported by a short shaft followed by five thin gradually diminishing discs (Plate-CCLXIX).

Stylised Chatravali–7

A chatravali in the shape of three thick circular bands with tapering borders crowned by a capping stone (Plate-CCLXX).

Stylised Chatravali–8, 9 and 10

Chatravalis of different style of different miniature bronze stupas (Plate-CCLXXI).

Stylised Chatravali–11

A chatravali in the shape of nine gradually diminishing rings at regular intervals (PlateCCLXXII).

Stylised Chatravali–12

A chatravali in the shape of seven gradually diminishing rings at intervals crowned by a semicircular disc and a pear shaped capping. This chatra is similar to the chatra of the Maha Bodhi Temple at Bodhgaya (Plate-CCLXXIII).

Stylised Chatravali–13

A short circular shaft is connected to the harmika; the chatravali is in the shape of a three circular rings at regular intervals with incision at the centre followed by a semicircular disc with a band at the base and a small disc on top of it (Plate-CCLXXIV).

Stylised Chatravali–14 and 15

(From left to right) (1) Chatravali in the form of two broad circular rings with recess in between followed by a circular disc having tapering top and a small conical capping on the top. (2) Chatravali in the shape of five gradually succeeding semicircular discs with a band at the base of each disc and a small circular crowning member at the top (Plate-CCLXXV).

Stylised Chatravali–16, 17, 18 and 19

A cluster of chatras of various shapes and size stored at one place (Plate CCLXXVI).