The Vaital Temple (c. AD 800) represents
an entirely different line. It belongs to the Khakhara order (a subdivision
of the Kalinga school of architecture) which was used for shrines devoted to
tantric cults. The deul (tower) of the temple is the most striking difference.
It is rectangular in shape, positioned at a right angle to the Jagmohana (porch).
The roof vault is derived from earlier free-standing buildings made of wood
and thatch. It is the first of the temples to depict erotic sculptures, and
is also unique in that, that the outer surface of the vault is plain and the
interiors are lavishly embellished
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