Eastern Torana

12th century
Svayambhu Temple, Warangal Fort

This celebrated gate has been compared - in my opinion, inaptly - to the much earlier toranas at Sanchi. Standing 10m (33ft) high, its decorations consist of nature motifs, including lotus buds and birds. Its lack of explicit religious motifs may account, according to Michell, p. 333, for the Muslims' sparing this monument.