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 Sometimes the shrines were surrouned by circumambulatories mostly covered by roofs as for instance at Kadvar, 36 Bileśvara, Srinagar (Devi temple)3 8 Khimesvara39 Balej, 40 Kindrakheda, 4 1 Suyan,43 Ranavav, 43 Sutrapada, 4 4 Akhodar, 45 Dhrasanvel (Kalika-māta-temple ),46 Visavada etc.47 Later on a mandapa was added to the shrine with or without ambulatory as for instance at Kadvar, Balej, Navidhraveda, Bhansar Srinagar, Khimesvara, Kindarkheda, Dhrasanvel, Visavada, Akhodar, Sutrapada, Paşanavada, 48 Suvan etc. Not frequently a portico was prefixed to the mandapa as for instance at Balej, Srinagar, Khimesvara, Navidhraved, Kindarkheda, Suvan, Ranavav Sutrapada etc.
Sometimes, the portico was attached to the garbhagļiha when the temple had no maņdapa for instance at Shrinagar 49 Khimesvara,50 Miyani, 51 Pasthar 52 etc..
In a few examples the usual square plan of the shrine was replaced by a rectangular one as at Kadvar and Kalsar. 58
Thus the most complex temple of the pre-Caulukyan period consisted of a shrine proper, a circumbulatory, a maņdapa and a portico.
As regards the elevation of the shrine the different forms of the superstructure are already referred to. With respect to the relative height of the superstruciure it may be observed that the height of the superstructure of the early temple (e. g at Gop) was considerably less than that of the walls supporting 36. Here Fig. 3.
45. Here Fig. 15 37. here Fig. 37, 38.
46. Here Fig. 27 38. Here Fig. 11
47. Here Fig. 4. 39. Here Fig. 30-32.
48. Here Fig. 17. 40. Here Fig. 6
49. Here Fig. 10. 41. Here Fig. 39
50. Here Fig. 30. 42. Here Fig. 8.
51. Here Fig. 21. 43. Here Fig. 20.
52. Here Fig. 40. 44. Here Fig. 3.
53. MG. II, Plt. VIII.