Structural Temples of Gujarat

SR No.: 006728
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kantilal F Sompura
Publisher: Gujarat University Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 868
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 31 MB

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The Structural Temples of Gujarat the superstructure. Its garbhagriha is a square one with an attached rectangular mandapa. On the right there is a temple dedicated to Rāndala 4 9/19 (consort of Sun-God) facing east. The temple is typical as the exterior of the maņdapa wall is adorned with beautiful carved big niches (gavākṣa) each on either side of the main entrance.
The next one is the temple dedicated to Khadeśvara4 2/2 0 having a superstructure similar to that of Khimeśvara. It has a square garbhagriha surrounded by a Pradakṣiṇāpatha and an attached covered mandapa. Oppisite to this temple, facing east there is a temple dedicated to Dudheśvara Mahādeva with a square garbhagļiha adorned with a sikhara over it. In the vicinity of the Randala temple there is a temple dedicated to the Sun.
The group of temples at Nandiśvara consists of pre-Caulukyan as well as Caulukyan temples. Many of them are dedicated to Siva while one is dedicated to a Goddess. One of the two pre-Caulukyan temples comprises only a square garbhagriha with a peculiar door of unusual height. The other temple lies to the south of the main temple of Nandiśvara ( which belongs to Caulukyan period ). The superstructure of this temple resembles to that of Khimeśvara.
At Bhansara there is a group of several temples which can be assigned to this period. The group contains two varieties of temples viz., pre-Caulukyan and Caulukyan.
Lakroda* : There is an old temple in this village which is somewhat noteworthy. It seems to have been a Siva shrine originally; but at present it is called Demaranum Derum of Hanuman, whose image is kept in its compound. The shrine
42/19. Here Fig. 32. 42/20. Here Fig. 34. *9.6 Kms. to the east of Lodra near Vijapur (Dist. Mehsana ).