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decorated with sculptures but not the garbhag峁沨a. Some of the temples of the k峁�etra are also elegantly decorated with the most prolific sculptures. They are such as Lord Jagann膩tha temple, Lak峁�mi temple, Gun岣峣c膩 temple, Narasimha temple, M膩rka峁囜笉e艣vara temple etc. These temples are exquisitely decorated with both the cult images and the non-iconic figures. So both types of sculptures are depicted in the different parts of the temples of k峁�etra. The cult images include Jaina, Buddhist, Vai峁ａ箛avite, 艢aivite, 艢膩kta, Surya, navagraha, dikp膩岣穉s, mythological scenes etc. The non-iconic sculptures on temples can be divided into several groups such as female figures, animal figures, various types of vida岣穉s, erotic scenes, scroll works, j膩li works, architectural designs, kirtimukha motifs etc. The sculptures of temples not only show the achievements of Orissan art but also give us fair insight into their characteristic features. The temple of Lord Jagannatha is the best specimen of the depiction of both types of sculptures, which are mentioned above. The most significant sculptures engraved on the northern side of the bhogama峁囜笉apa is that of Sivalinga with Durg膩 and Madhava (Jagannatha). Here Lord Jagannatha is shown alongwith 艢iva and Durg膩. It indicates a definite syncretic tendency. In the same panel, the king is shown accompanied by his female attendants. A peculiar feature in this panel is the presence of a bearded male figure may represent the Savara chief Vasvavasu. There is another peculiar thing found in the temple of Lord Jagannatha. A峁ａ弓a-dikp膩岣穉s and their female counterparts are generally housed in the lower and upper j膩ngha of the ba岣峚 of latter temples. But in the main deu岣穉 of the Jagannatha temple, the kh膩khar膩 mundi niches of the lower jangha of the b膩岣峚 contain a峁ａ弓a -dikp膩岣穉s whereas the upper j膩ngha pidh膩 mundi niches contain the dasavat膩ra figures of Lord Vi峁ａ箛u instead of female counterparts of the a峁ａ弓a dikp膩岣穉s. The consorts of the dikp膩岣穉s, which are generally seen in the upper j膩ngha of the b膩岣峚 of latter temples, are not noticed on the b膩岣峚 of Jagann膩tha temple. Some mythological scenes are also finely depicted in the Jagannatha temple of the k峁�etra. The entire life story of Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 from his childhood to the prime of his youth has been depicted on the bhogama峁囜笉apa of the Jagann膩tha temple. Some R膩m膩ya峁嘺 scenes such as the abhi峁�eka scene of R膩ma and Sit膩, R膩ma's installation on the throne are also engraved on the b膩岣峚 wall of the bhogamandapa of the Jagannatha temple. 331