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The Structural Temples of Gujarat gradually in size, in correspond to diminishing size of tiers, there is a caitya window ornament. The spire has a heavy cogged amalaka and a finial over it.
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It is intersting to note that the temple is further surrounded by an open pradikṣiņāpatha 2.2 ms. wide except in the front side where it is carved with a flat roof supported by pillars. This also serves as a high plinth for the shrine which is nearly 2.3 ms. in height from the ground level. Exernally, the plinth has various mouldings from the bottom to the top.
The adjoining small temple, with its image missing, is, at present in disuse. It has an attached porch carved with a flat roof. The garbhagriha of it is adorned with a spire similar in design to that of the previons one. The walls of the temple externally have lateral projections from bottom to top, which continue also in the spire. Further, the walls have mouldings like jādambo, kumbho, pīṭha and kevāla or cornice over it.
From the temple of Jagannatha, a mile N. E. to it, there exists a group of ruined temples, the principal one being known as the Gühaditya temple. From the extant remains it can be said that originally the group belonged to a Pancayatana type of temple. The principal temple faces east. Though, the temple exists at present only in the form of a shrine, it appears that it originally comprised a garbhagriha, a covered maṇḍapa and a porch.
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