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 The walls of the garbhagrihas are also broken up vertically and are, thus, divided into panels and facets. These lines run up from the lowest member (base) to the top of the wall (often to the summit of the sikhara ). These vertical chases cut up all the horizontal mouldings. The most conspicuous among them are the narrow slits or channels often placed between the different horizontal projections.
The prominent projection in the centre is to the total length of the garbhagriha from external corner to corner.
The walls of the garbhagļiha of the temples of Rudramala at Siddhapura, 3 the Sūrya temple at Prabhas on Triveni river,4 that of Bhimanatha, 5 the Nilakantha and Jain temples at Miyani,6 the Nilakantha, Siddhesvar? and Bhidbhanjan temples at Visavada, the Ambaji temple at Girnar, the Sitalā temple and the central as well as temple near the entrance at the site known as amthora-mātā at Vadnagar and Kankeśvara Mahādeva temple at Vasai, Nilakantha temple at Virat,& the Jain temple at Bhadresvar, 9 and the sun temple at Kheda in Kaccha externally have only one central projection with recesses at its corner.
In most of the Caulukyan temples the walls of the garbhagļiha externally are found having double projections.
The garbha walls of the sun temples at Modhera, 10 Than, 11 on the bank of Hirnya at Prabhas 18 and Kotai (Kaccha )13; Dwarkadhish and Rukşmaņi temples, Rāma & Lakşmaņa temples at Baradia, the Vaisnava temple at Madhavapur, 14 the temple of Pancapāndava at Satrunjaya, the 3. AANG. Plt. XXXVIII.
9. AKK. Plt. LVIII. 4. SMTK. Plt. XXIII.
10. AANG. Pit. XXXVIII. 5. AANG. P. 73.
11. SMTK. Plt. XLIV. 6. SMTK. PLT. XC.
12. AANG, p. 74. 7. Here Fig. 63.
13. AKK. Plt. LX. 8. AANG. Pit. XCVI., 4
14. SMIK. Plt. XCI.