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Scope note
In Indian architecture, the gable-end of a wagon-vault; gavākṣa; “horse-shoe” shaped dormer or the so-called “caitya-arch” dormer as decorative motif (South India); horseshoe-shaped window motif on kapōta, kūṭa, or śālā.
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Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024