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
195 these string-courses with the same upon the temple of Somnatha, or under the eaves of the temple of Súrya at Somnath-Patan, it will be seen what a great difference there is in their treatment. In the last two examples they are monotonous to a degree, but here the repetition does not assert itself so unpleasantly. It is so interwoven with soft easy-flowing arbesque, and smaller repetitions of itself, that it has a richness of its own. The hanging leaf pattern on the lowest-course and, at the top of walls, is as rich as it is usual.2 85
There is a small old temple, in use at Manod (Manuad)* It consits of a small shrine with a porch or maņdapa before it. The roof panel of this maņdapa is very outstanding and interesting.
Virtaş has a neat little temple of Nilakantheśvara, of which the shrine is similar to that of Gorad but it has the addition of a maņdapa.
The dome roof resembles that of Sunak, but has only 3 bracket figures left out of 12.
285. SMTK. p. 54 Plts. LV, LVI. Here Fig. 133. On the basis of the Ekāņdi form of the spire Shri S. K. Sarswati has classed this temple with the early Nāgara group (S. E. p. 389). On the ground of some stylistic reasons-carvings of doorway, udumbara, five panels with miniature phānasanā roof on the uttaranga ( AFIS plt.xxv, fig. 48) etc., Shri Dhaky classed it with the Formative group of Early Nāgara phase and inclines to place it in the last quarter of the 9th cent. A. D. (CSTG. pp. 11-12). But the Ekāndi form of spire and other features do not necessarily indicate an early phase, as they remained in vogue even in later times, (for a detailed discussion Vide sect. Ill Ch, 13 below). *. 4 kms. S. of Sandera & 6.4 kms. S. W. of Sunak. (Dist. Mehsana) 286. AANG pp. 109-110; Plt. XCVI Fig. 1 lbid fig. 10 p. 109. $. 8 kms. N. W. of Gorad. (Dist. Mehsana)