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SVASTI - Essays in Honour of Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah
The southern garbhagriha is square and empty at present, but it must have enshrined a Jaina Tirthankara. The doorway is plain and the lalatabimba depicted with a seated Jaina figure. The northern garbhagriha with antarala is completely ruined and the only doorway is available on the site. The sabhamandapa is square and stands on four central pillars set on an elevated floor in the centre and corresponding pillars set against the walls. The sabhamandapa has an entrance door towards east, has plain sakhas. The elephants depicted on the lalatabimba carry a flag in their trunks and stride towards the doorway. The central ceiling is decorated with lotus medallion and other ceilings are flat and plain. The mukhamandapa is rectangular and stands on four pillars at the front in a row. The pillars consist of lower square blocks, octagonal in the middle and sixteen sided above. The lower square blocks are depicted with elephants, geese with foliated tails etc. The octagonal portion is decorated with petal motifs and bands with medallions and capital. The ceiling of the mukhamandapa is horizontal and plain. The mukhamandapa is provided with low kakshasana on three sides and the western wall is decorated with hamsa.
