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
189 Laxmitilaka Upadhyāya, 2 58 the temple dedicated to Mahāvīra at Bhimapalli (Bhiladia ) was constructed in V. S. 1317 (A. D. 1261). Abhayatilaka Gaņi2 39 describes this temple as Mandalika Vihāra, and says that it was restored by one Bhuvanpala Śresthi. Before restoration, the temple existed in V. S. 1218 (A. D. 1162) as it is referred to by Rayaņaśā. 260 None of the temples exists in its original form.
The Ādinātha temple at Athapoknara* is a Siva shrine. The present structure is new but a good deal of the material of which it is made is evidently old. An inscription of Višaladeva is placed in a small modern shrine opposite to it.261
Rāņaka Samantasinha in the time of Višaladeva in V. S. 1319 (A. D. 1262) gave some grants for the maintenance of the temples of Ballāla-Nārāyaṇa and Rupa-Nārāyaṇa 269 in Vardhi pathaka. These temples cannot be traced:now. These temples, unless they be of Vişņu under his local names, seem to be of Sūrya, or of a composite aspect of Sürya and Vişnu. Even now there are some temples in Gujarat which are called by the name of Sūrya-nārāyaṇa, the cult image being a combination of Sūrya and Vişņu. 968
From the Kantela (Dist Junagadh.) inscription of Arjundeva's reign we learn that one Samantasinha erected an image of Vişņu called Salakşa-Nārāyaṇa (in V. S. 1320) in the temple of Laksmi-nārāyaṇa to increase the merit of his dead brother
258. Commentary to 'Śrāvaka Dharma Prakaraña' composed in V. S. 1317. 259. Abhayatilaka gani · Mahāvīra Rāsa' composed in V. S. 1317. 260. Jinpatidhavalagitā. * Some 96 kms. from Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh ) 261. ARAB. 34-35 p. 13 para 33. 262. Kadi grant Ind. Ant. VI, 210-13. 263. AG. p. 214.