Most Hoysala temples have a plain covered entrance porch supported by lathe turned (circular or bell-shaped) pillars which were sometimes further carved with deep fluting and moulded with decorative motifs. The temples may be built upon a platform raised by about a metre called a "jagati". The "jagati", apart from giving a raised look to the temple, serves as a "pradakshinapatha" or "circumambulation path" for circumambulation around the temple, as the "garbagriha" (inner sanctum) provides no such feature. Such temples will have an additional set of steps leading to an open "mantapa" (open hall) with parapet walls. A good example of this style is the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. The "jagati" which is in unity with the rest of the temple follows a star-shaped design and the walls of the temple follow a zig-zag pattern, a Hoysala innovation.