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The Temple of Sarva Mangala is situated in the southern side inner enclosure of the Jagannatha temple complex of Puri. It consists of three structures such as vimana, jagamohana and open flat roof mandapa. This temple is built in sand stones. It faces to west. Vimana:The vimana of the temple is a pidha deula and its height is about 18 feet from the surface of the temple complex. The base of the structure is rectangular and it measures 16 feet in length and 12 feet in width. The bada of the vimana is pacanga type i.e. having five fold divisions such as pabhaga, tala jamgha, bandhana, upper jangha and baranda. The component parts of the bada do not have any ornamentation. The parsadevatas are completely absent in the central 263

niches of the bada. The bada of the vimana is surmounted by the pyramidal superstructure and it consists of three pidhas. Dopichha lions are fixed on the top of kanika pagas of the gandi. Deula Carini figures are inserted in the four cardinal directions of the beki above rahas. The mastaka of the vimana consists of usual elements of Orissan pidha deula. Here the ayudha is cakra. The sanctum preserves goddess Sarva Mangala as the presiding deity of the temple. The four armed devi Mangala image has been installed on the plain pedestal. She displays gada in right upper hand, varada mudra in right lower hand, trident in left upper hand and abhaya mudra in left lower hand respectively. Devi is in seated posture on the simhasana of 2 feet high and the image of the deity is made of black chlorite. Lion, the traditional mount of devi is carved in the pedestal. The backside head of the image is decorated with trefoil makara headed arch. Inner walls of the sanctum are completely undecorated and covered by China plates. The sanctum has one doorway towards the jagamohana. Door jambs of the sanctum are decorated with nagabandhas. The centre of the doorway lintel is carved with an image of Mahavira Hanumana. Navagrahas are carved on the architrave above the doorway lintel. They are all in padmasana posture with usual attributes in their hands. There is an image of goddess Mangala carved above the navagraha slab. Vyaghra mukhi and Simha-mukhi figures are carved on the base of both side jambs of the doorway. Ganga and Yamuna figures with their respective mounts are also carved in the beneath of Vyaghra mukhi and Simha mukhi figures who are acting as the traditional dvarapalas of the devitemple. Jagamohana:The jagamohana of the temple is a pidha deula and its height is about 13 feet. The bada of the structure does not have any ornamentation. The northern side bada contains an image of Sankata Tarini in a pidha mundi niche. The bada of the jagamohana is surmounted by the pyramidal superstructure. There is a small mastaka noticed on the top of the upper pidha of the gandi. In the niches of the inner walls of jagamohana are housed with Dasamahavidya figures such as Kali, Ugra-Tara, Sodasi, Mahavidya, Bhubanesvari, Bagala, Dhumavati, Chhinna mastha, Matangi and Maha-Laksmi. 264

They possess as usual attributes in their hands. These sculptures are excellently carved in black chlorite. The northern side inner wall of the mukhasala contains an image of small Ganesa. The jagamohana has two doorways; one on northern and another on the western side. The doorjambs of the western side are finely decorated with creepers with the flowers. Chhaya and Maya figures are installed on the both sides of the doorway of mukhasala. In the western side outer wall of the jagamohana contains two Mahavira (Hanumana) figures in its niches. Lion, the conventional mount of devi installed on the pedestal of 2 feet high, which noticed in the floor of the jagamohana. Natamandapa: The natamandapa of the temple is an open flat roof structure and its height is about 11 feet. The flat roof of the natamandapa is supported by six pillars. Date of the Temple:There is no authentic evidence regarding the date of the construction period of the Sarva-Mangala temple. On the basis of the architectural features, the construction period of the temple can be tentatively assigned to the 16th century AD. It was probably constructed by Puri king.