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 old temple. Kaiņa is further credited by Merutunga with having built the temple of Karņeśvara, presumably a siva temple, at Āsāpalli, where he also erected another temple dedidcated to goddess Jayanti. The temples do not exist there at present. The same author tells us that in Pattana, Karņa caused to be built the temple of Karnameru, 76 which also does not exist at present. Karna had three Jain ministers-Munjāla, Sāntu and Udaya (Udā). Šāntu built a temple called śāntuVasahikā and Udā built a large temple called Udayana-Vihāra at Karṇāvati,77 built by Karņa in the vicinity of old Āsāpalli. The site of this city seems located round about modern Kocharab, but the temples do not survive at present. The name of Munjālavasati at Aṇhilpura, mentioned in the praśasti (Colophon) of Yogaļrști-Samuccaya of Haribhadrasüri composed in V. S. 1146 (A. D. 1090)78, implies that it was probably built by Munjala. The temple is no more in existence.
The Ladol copper-plates of Karna dated V. S. 1140 (A, D 1084)79 supply an epigraphical evidence for the existence of a jain teinple dedicated to Sumatinathadeva enshrined in the Vasahikā (temple ) erected by Mahāmātya Pradyuman in Takavadhi ( modern Takodi, Mehsana District). The temple is extinct since long,
The Santinātha temple at Kumbharia
In the arrangement of the plan with few deviations this temple is very similar to the Mahāvīra temple discussed above. Except balānaka the temple consists of all the component parts enumerated in the case of Mahāvira temple. It is a complete
76. PCT. 80; PC). 55. 77. BG. Vol. Ip. 170. 78 Peterron's reports 5, Parisista 1, p. 29; JSSI. p. 219 para 298. 79. Dr. H. G. Shastri, "Two new Copper-plate inscriptions of the Caulukya dynasty, JOI, V. pp. 365 ff.