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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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period
177 its usual componants garbhagriha, antarāla, maņdapa and front porch.3 2011 Vastupāla-Tejapāla
The literary sources ascribe to Vastupala and Teja pala a large number of temples. In his Naranārāyaṇānda Vastupāla himself says that he has built innumerable temples for the spiritual merits of his parents, sons and other relatives 221 That this is not an empty boast can be seen by the various structures Tejapāla raised in honour of their relations at Abu. From the Vastupāla-Tejapāla-prasasti, which seems to have been inscribed on a slab of stone in Sakunika Vihāra in order to commemorate the gifts of Tejapāla to the temple we learn that Vastupāla
220/1. In the Vicinity of Vaidyanātha temple there is a temple which originally belonged to an earlier date. Popularly this temple is known as the temple of Balarāma, because of an existance of sculpture of Balarāma in the back niche of the mandovara of the temple. In the mandovara facing west there is a sculpture of Nșivarāha. Just near the temple there is a room, the wall of: which contains a sculpture of Nộisimha, originially belonging to the temple. All this Vaişņavite sculptures indicate that originally the temple was dedicated to Vişņu.
There is also one more temple dedicated to śiva. The two ornate pillars with Ghatapallava motif and the sculptures of Vedikā and Samatala ceiling of Sabhāmaņdapa suggest an earlier date, than that of the Vaidyanātha temple. The superstructure of the garbhagriha of this temple, though covered with thick plaster, exhibits over it a Jālaka design which also supports its early date.
The walls of the temple known as Samādhi mandira also contain beautiful sculptures.
The temple, known as Rupārāṇa's temple, contains many components of early date such as the mouldings of the pitha, Vedikās, ceilings and vase & foliage pillars of he maņdapa, and sculptures on Janghā moulding of the mandovara, the carvings of Samvarņā (though covered with thick plaster ). etc. 221. Naranārāyaāņnanda, xvi, 37.