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 two other courses for amorous or seated figures, kevāla, antarapatra, a course with couples in a playful and gay manner, again fillets and courses for swan and lozenges, superimposed by heavy grāsa mouldings.33 Some of the pillars of the Abu and Kumbharia have this sort of shape and mouldings.
(iii) Pillars octagonal in shape from bottom to top. This variety is illustrated by some of the pillars of the temple at Modhera, Virat and Kumbharia. The shaft of the pillars at Modhera are plain, octagonal from lower to the middle portion and thenceforth liave mouldings like creeper in circles, ghatapallavas, inverted pallavas course with beads in inverted semi-circles, portion marked with hanging chain and bells and Grāsa patti at the uppermost part.34 While the dwarf pillars at Virat have semi-circular arch design, inverted pallavas, lozenges interrupted by round beads, and grāsapatti as their mouldings.95 At Kumbharia there are full octagonal pillars adorned with a few mouldings like grāsa etc.
(iv) Pillars having the lower portion square and upper portion octagonal. They are very common in the extant temples of the Caulukyan period. The pillars of this type are best illustrated in the temples at Sunak, Kasara, Modhera, Siddhpur, Sarotra etc.
At Sunak the dwarf pillars of this type have the mouldings like creeper encircled in a semi-circular ghata pallava, lozenges marked with inverted pallavas and a grāsa course.36 Kasara follows the mouldings carved at Sander. At Siddhapur the dwarf pillars of this type have two varieties. One set of pillars are adorned with a larger grāsa at the bottom and thence the mouldings of ghata pallava, kevāla, hansa course, string course with hanging chain and bells and a grāsa
33. AANG. Plt. XLIII, (2). 34. AANG. Plt. Lill (3).
35. AANG. Plt. CIII (1). 36. AANG, Plt. LXXXV.