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Vim膩na The vimana or the main deu岣穉 of the Nila M膩dhava temple is a saptaratha rekh膩 order structure and its height is about 50 feet from the ground of the temple (Pl.No-16). It is divided into four parts along with the vertical plane .The four divisions are such as pista, b膩岣峚, gandi and mastaka. The structure of the vim膩na is erected on the pi峁�ta (plinth) of 2 feet high. The pi峁�ta of the vim膩na consists of three horizontal mouldings. The b膩岣峚 is trianga i.e. having three fold divisions such as p膩bh膩ga, j膩峁僩ha and baranda. The p膩bh膩ga of the b膩岣峚 consists of the conventional mouldings of khur膩, kumbha, patt膩, kani and basanta. The jangha of the b膩岣峚 is decorated with kh膩khar膩 mu峁囜笉is i.e. (miniature kh膩khar膩 order deu岣穉s). The central niches of the three sides of b膩岣峚 are housed with p膩rsvadevat膩 images of Var膩ha, Narasimha and Trivikrama. P膩rsvadevat膩s The four handed image of Var膩ha is the p膩rsvadevat膩 of the southern side. He has been installed on the double petalled lotus pedestal. He holds cakra in right upper hand, the right lower hand holds the hand of a female figure, possibly P峁泃hvi, the left upraised arm carries the figure of goddess P峁泃hvi and the left lower hand possesses conch respectively. The background slab of the deity is decorated with a flower medallion. The upper two corners of the slab are carved with flower designs. The image of Narasimha is the p膩rsvadevata of the back or western sidewall of the vim膩na. The four handed mutilated image of Narasimha has been installed on the double petalled lotus pedestal. All the hands of the deity are completely broken. The image of Trivikrama is the p膩rsvadevata of the northern side. He has been installed on the decorated pedestal. He displays cakra in right upper hand, flower (lotus) in right lower hand, conch in left upper hand and gad膩 in left lower hand respectively. His right leg firmly sets on the ground and the left uplifted leg is touching the image of Brahm膩. There is an apsara figure carved on the top corner of the right side of the background slab of the deity. The baranda of the b膩岣峚 consists of three horizontal mouldings, which are bereft of decorative ornamentations. The b膩岣峚 of the vim膩na is surmounted by the curvilinear superstructure and it exhibits seven pagas or rathas. All the pagas of the gandi are mostly undecorated. The jhap膩 si峁僪as are only projected on the middle portions of the three side central r膩h膩 pagas of the gandi except the eastern or front r膩h膩. The base 134