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Vim膩na The vimana of the M膩rka峁囜笉e艣vara temple is a panca-ratha rekh膩 deu岣穉 and its height is about 50 feet from the surface of the temple complex.52 The b膩岣峚 of the vim膩na is panc膩nga type i.e. having five fold divisions such as pabh膩ga, tala- j膩ngha, bandhan膩, upper j膩峁僩ha and baranda. The p膩bh膩ga of the b膩岣峚 consists of conventional mouldings of khur膩, kumbha, patt膩, k膩ni and basanta. The intervening recesses between the pagas of tala-jangha are filled with various vida岣穉s such as simha-vida岣穉s and gaja-vida岣穉s. The bandhana of the b膩岣峚 consists of three horizontal mouldings. In a niche of the southern side upper jangha is housed with a figure of M膩rka峁囜笉a, a boy of seven years old. The intervening recesses in the pagas of upper j膩ngha are filled with amorous couples and dancing female figures with different postures. The central niches of the three sides of the b膩岣峚 are housed with p膩rsvadevat膩 images of Gane艣a, K膩rtikeye and P膩rvat墨. There is a nis盲-shrine of pi岣峢膩 order in front of the northern side p膩rsvadevat膩 (P膩rvati) and its height is about 20 feet from the surface of the temple complex. The baranda of the b膩岣峚 consists of four plain horizontal mouldings. The rampant lion on s膩rdu岣穉 headed motif is projected on the centre of each side of the bara峁囜笉a. The curvilinear superstructure is surmounted on the b膩岣峚 of the vim膩na. The gandi of the vim膩na displays five pagas and it is thickly plastered with lime mortar (Pl.No-8). The base of the gandi is decorated with a series of anga艣ikharas. The central or r膩ha paga of each side of the gandi is relieved with three angasikharas, one big (angasikhara) at the centre and two small anga艣ikharas are flanked on either side of the central angasikhara, which is surmounted by the gaja- kr膩nta motif (lion on croachant elephant). The upper part of the gandi is devoid of decorative ornamentation. Dopichha lions have been fixed on the top of kanika pagas of the gandi. Deula C膩ri峁嚹� figures are fixed at the four cardinal directions of the beki above r膩h膩s. These figures are acting as the supporting elements to the amalakasila of the mastaka. The mastaka of the vim膩na consists of beki, ama岣穉ka艣i岣纺�, khapur墨, ka岣穉sa, ayudha (cakra) and dhvaja. The presence of cakra (ayudha) indicates that the temple was also enshrined by theVaisnavite deity. The sanctum preserves the Sivalinga within 艢aktipitha as the presiding deity of the temple. The presiding deity (Lingam) has been worn away by daily 195