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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
1.8 脳 1.8 ms. The
The garbhagriha facing west measures
shrine contains no image at present but the niche in the back
wall implies that it was dedicated to 艢iva. Its door is
1.4 x 0.8 m. The door lintel has Ga峁噀艣a figure in the centre.
Above the lintel there is a Navagraha panel. The door has
double sets of door jambs, one is carved slightly while the
other is profusely carved with figures of gods and goddesses
and dancing damsels. The lower portions of the jambs contain
standing figures of Ganga and Yamuna holding water pots in
hands, The threshold has projecting gr膩sa on both the sides
with a semi-circular step in the centre.
The garbhagriha facing south measures 1.7 脳 1.8 ms. It's
back wall has left some traces of a recessed platform meant for
the images of god Vis峁噓 or Sakti or some other deity. In all
other respects it resembles to that of the privious one.
The common ma峁囜笉apa measures 4.4 脳 4.4 ms. It has dwarf
walls' at the right angle except the entrances at which it
opens out. On the dwarf walls rest the 12 dwarf pillars. Out
of which 8 forming an octagon support the superstructure of
the mandapa. The shafts of the dwarf pillars are square at the
base, octagonal in the middle and round at the top which is
merged with a band of couples. The capital over the pillar
has gr膩sa and kicaka mouldings.
The ceiling of the mandapa has six tiers with carvings of
the lotus petals. The key-stone, nearly 1 meter in diameter,
has no pendant but is itself carved with the design of the
full blossomed lotus. Externally the superstructure is adorned
with Sa峁僾ara峁嚹� (S膩mara峁嘺),
The external walls of the garbhagrihas have lateral
projections terminating into vertical chases with horizontal
mouldings like Jadambo, Ka峁嚹�, Chajali, Graspati, Kumbho, Ch膩jali,
Ja峁僩h膩, Gr膩sapa峁璱, Kev膩la, Andh膩r墨 and a projecting Chhaj膩, These
mouldings are bold. The Jangha is adorned with beautiful
figures of gods, godesses, dancing damsels etc.