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The temples of the first group i. e. mono-spired temples described above belong to the Vairaja type as narrated by APPR. in Ch. CLV. The temples of the second group having several andakas such as 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 41, 53, 65 etc. belong to the Sub-varieties like Keśari, Sarvatobhadra, Nandana Nandaśāli, Nandiśa, Mandira, Śrīvatsa, Amritodbhava, Hemakūṭa; Indranila and RatnaKūta prescribed by the Keśarādī Sandhāra prāsāda Ch. CLIX of APPR which is the same as Ch. LVI of Sm. Su.
The temples at Sander (small shrine), Wadhawan, Nandisvara (sub-ordinate shrine) Odadar etc. are of the Vairāja variety.
The temples of the second group characterised by several andakas may be identified with certain varieties mentioned in these works. They may be tabulated as follows:
The temple or Temples at
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
–
(iv) (v)
Nandisvara (main).
Tukada.
Vadanagar (Amthora), Delmal (small)
Taranetar, Kotai & Kumbharia Kasara, Sander, Gorad, Viramgam (double-shrined) (Nilakantha & Jain)
and Miyani
(vi) Dhinoj, Siddhpur (small) and Harasiddh
(vii) Sunak, Dwarka (Rukmaņi) Piludra, Prabhas (Rudreśvara) (viii) Prabhas (Śaśibhūṣaṇa )
(ix) Vadnagar (Haṭakaśvara ) (x) Becharaji (xi) Taranga
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13
17
21
25
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29
41
53
65
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Name of the variety
Keśarī Sarvatobhadra
Nandana Nandaśāli
Nandiśa
Mandira
Śrivatsa
Amṛitodbhava Hemakūṭa
Indranila
Ratna Kūṭa
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