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The rectangular bhogama峁囜笉apa hall preserves an image of Gun岣峣c膩
devi on a well decorated pedestal. She is credited with the construction of this
temple complex. That is why, she is being worshipped in that hall. D膩ru
images of Jagann膩tha, Balabhadra and Subhadra are also being worshipped in
the southern side inner floor of the bhogama峁囜笉apa. The bhogamandapa has
three doorways: one on each side of north, south and west respectively. The
jambs of the western doorway are painted beautifully. The Gaja-Lak峁�mi image
is carved on the middle portion of the doorway lintel. Ganga and Yamun膩
figures are depicted at the base of the doorjambs. Their presence on the jambs
enhances the beauty of the doorway of the bhogamandapa. Other two
doorways of the bhogamandapa are left unembellished.
Besides the above four structures, some other minor shrines are also
noticed from the premises of the Gundic膩 temple. They are such as S膩khi-
Gop膩岣穉 (in north), k膩岣穒yada岣穉na shrine (in east), Foot-prints of 艢r墨 Caitanya, Sun
worship(in south) and Mukti ma峁囜笉apa in the northern side respectively. The
inner courtyard is paved with dressed stone blocks. The side rooms of the
passage leading to the inner courtyard are arranged with clay models having
episodes depiction connected with Jagann膩tha worship.
Boundary wall:
The temple complex is enclosed by a masonry wall, which is 432 feet in
length, 321 feet in width and 20 feet in high. 18 The boundary wall is provided
with gates on the west and north sides called as Si峁僪adv膩ra and Vijayadv膩ra
respectively. The massive wall is topped by serrated battlements and it has two
gateways; one is used for the entry of the 'Trinity' deities or Caturdh膩 murtis
on the occasion of Car festival. The boundary wall is built in sand stones and it
measures approximately 5 feet 2 inches in thickness. "There is an additional
inner boundary wall inside the temple complex and its height is about 18 feet
from the ground of the temple.
Gateways (Entrance Porches):-
The inner entrance porch of the northern side is a pi岣峢膩 structure.
Dv膩ravati is being worshipped in the left side of the entrance porch. The outer
boundary wall has two gateways; one on the west and another on the north,
both the gateway halls (entrance porches) are in same design and height. The
outer northern porch is covered with a pi岣峢膩 order structure and its height is
300