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 Ground Plan of the Garbhagriha
Vaisnava temple among group of temples at Odadar, the Saiva temples of Somanath,15 Sasibhusana, Rudrasvara at Prabhas, the Nilkantha temple at Sunak, 16 the Hatakesvar at Vadanagar; the Siva temples at Taranetar, Manoda, 17 Kanoda,18 Sander. Sejakapur, 19 Than (Muni bawa)19. Chaubari, Tukada. Kuchahhadi; the Magaderu20 at Dhrasanvel, the Gokeśvara at Lovarali, the Raṇakadevi temple at Wadhawan, the Limboji mātā temple at Dalmal, 21 the Harasiddha mātā temple at Harasiddh, the Hingolajā mātā and right-angular temples22 at Khandosan, the Vyagheśvari temple at Dhinoj,23 the double-celled temples at Viramgam and Triple celled temples at Kasara 24 and Parabadi have double projection in the ground plan of their respective shrines. The Jain temples at Taranga (Ajitanatha), 25 Sarotra, 26 (Bavandhavaja), Ranakapura (Chaumukhaji); Vasai (Junagadhi), Miyani, Sejakapura,27 and the Central shrine among the triple-shrine of Vastupala and Tejapala at Girnar, have double projections at their outer sides.
Here, the external total length of the garbha-wall is divided in ratio of 1:2 or 2:3 i. e. the length occupied by either corner is either one half or two-third to that of the portion occupied by the projecting members. Here the double projections on the external side of the garbha-wall are divided into 12 sections in the case of the former ratio and into 10 sections in the case of the latter ratio.
The ground plan of the garbhagrihas of the temples of Navalakha at Ghumli29 and the Jain temples dedicated to
15. SMTK. Plt VIII.
16. AANG. Plt. LXXXII.
17. AANG. Pit. XCVI, 1,
18 AANG. Plt. XCVI, 3.
19. SMTK. LXV.
19a. SMTK. LIV. 20. Here Fig. 242. 21. AANG. Plt. LXVI
22. Here Fig. 222.
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25. AANG. Plt. CIX.
26. AANG. Plt. LXXVII.
27. SMTK. Plt. LXVIII. 28. AKK. Plt. XXXIV.
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AKK. Plt. XLI.
AANG. XCVI, 3.
AANG. LXXXVIII, 1.