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the deity. Here dev墨 is in standing posture on the prostrate body of 艢iva. The works of the background slab seems to have been designed during the Somava峁僺i period or before the Ganga dynasty. The frames of the western side p膩rsvadevat膩 niche are decorated with scroll works and kirtimukha motifs. The image of Gaja- Lak峁�mi is carved on the middle portion of the lintel of the p膩rsvadevat膩 niche. Two female attendants of devi are also carved on the base of the frame of the p膩rsvadevat膩 niche. There is no image of devi found from the central niche of the northern side as the p膩rsvadevat膩 of the main deity. Most probably, the local miscreants stole it. The niches of the western inner wall of the bhogama峁囜笉apa are housed with two excellence sculptures of Gane艣a and K膩rtikeya. Both the sculptures are a little more than 2 feet in height. The eight handed image of n峁泃ya Ganesa has been installed on the double petalled lotus pedestal. His right three hands display rosary, broken tusk and dhy膩na mudra while the left three hands exhibit battle-axe, a pot containing la岣島s and abhaya mudra. The upper two hands of the deity possess a snake. Mouse, the conventional mount of Ganesa is carved on the left of the pedestal. Two female attendant figures are flanked on either side of the Ganesa image. Another notable sculpture of K膩rtikeya has also been kept in a niche of the right side western inner wall of the bhogamandapa. The six headed K膩rtikeya image is installed in standing posture on the plain pedestal. He has twelve hands; the right six hands display naga-ph膩sa, arrow-head, p膩sa-膩峁僰u艣a, club, lotus flower and touching the mouth of peacock, while the left five hands hold rooster cock, shield, gad膩, bow and broken object. One of the hands of the left side displays direction of a finger. Peacock, the conventional mount (of the deity) is installed in standing posture on the right of K膩rtikeya image. Both these two sculptures were probably made during the Ganga period of Orissa history. The pagas of the ta岣穉 j膩ngha of vim膩na are decorated with kh膩khar膩 mundis while the pagas of the upper jangha are relieved with pi岣峢膩 mu峁囜笉is. The intervening recesses between the pagas of the b膩岣峚 of vim膩na are filled with amorous couples, n膩ga-pil膩sters, simha-vida岣穉s, gaja-vida岣穉s, a岣穉sa-kany膩s, n膩ga and n膩gini figures, scroll works, j膩li works and kirtimukha motifs. The kh膩khar膩 mundi niches of the upper j膩ngha are housed with female counterparts of the a峁�tadikp膩岣穉s, sik峁Ｄ乨膩na scene of saints and different dev墨images. 245