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 after the end of the Caulukyan Period 229 Temple of Ambāji (Dist. Banaskantha) near Abu
This temple is also known as Ambā Bhavāni or Arasuri. The temple is a small building of coarse marble. The shrine measures 6.1 x61x6 ms. The floor is of marble and there is an image of Goddess, a black stone roughtly hewn into the resemblance of a human figure. Some of the pillars contain writings, chiefly of 16th century; recording private gifts. A reservior near the shrine called Mānasarovara bears the date of V. S. 1545.88
The temple of Pārsvanātha at Girnar, otherwise known as Singharam Soni's temple, as it is said, the said Soni rebujlt the temple in the later part of the 16th Cent. A. D. This temple is peculiar in having a sort of gallery; and it faces the east, whilst the others dedicated to Pārsvnātha mostely face the west. 89
The extant Jain temple at Sankheśvara 90 (Dist. Banaskantha) as described by Burgess belongs to 16th Century. 91
This old Jain temple of Pārsvanātha was surrounded by cell shrines built of brick.
The brick work, similar to that of a temple at Sarotra, was very carefully put gether, the bricks being moulded not cut to the shapes for the various string courses and other mouldings. Even the small brackets under the cornice of the
88. BG; V. pp. 432–33. 89. AKK. p. 168. This temple was repaired by Premabhai Hemabhai about 1843 A. D. 90. Originally the temple was ereated by Sajjansinha in V. S. 1155 ( 1099 A. D. ). It was restored and enlarged by Vastupāla-Tejapāla in V. S. 1286 ( A. D. 1230 ). Again it was restored by Rāņā Dūrjana Salya of Zinzuwada in V. S. 1302 (Jagadu Carita Ch. VI. ). The ruins of this temple have been noticed by Burgess. The present temple is modern raised on sites of old buildings that have quite disappeared (JTSS, Vol. l. Pt. I. p. 49). 91. AANG. p. 95