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record of this custom. At the point when the course of action of the garbhagriha is more than one in a few temples, they are called as a Dwikutachala, Trikutachala temples etc.
In a couple of temples, anticipating sections and specialties are found in the dividers of garbhagrihas. (E.g. Tambdi Surla temple has anticipating sections and in Mahadeva temple at Curdi have specialties). The useful parts of these are for giving space to keeping certain items utilized for worship. These specialties and anticipated pieces are given by their comfort and introduction of the temple entrance e.g. anticipated pieces in Mahadeva temple Tambdi Surla were settled in the western mass of the sanctum (raise divider), while a recessed specialty was given in the Mahadeva Temple at Curdi in the southern mass of the sanctum. Some garbhagrihas will have a stone projection from the back mass of sanctum touching the picture kept at the inside. The pictures of deities in standing posture are of significant tallness. The focal point of gravity of such pictures falls in reverse far from the inside on the grounds that the heaviness of the back part of the Prahhavali is heavier than that of the front bit of the picture. Despite the fact that pictures are settled on pithas by embeddings anticipating join into the sockets; the likelihood of their fall can't be discounted. Under these conditions, the pictures require bolster at a more elevated amount from the back divider (e.g., Temple of Lakshminarayana at Balaganur and Sangameswar at Kurdi in Raichur area of Karnataka). Most of the temples in Goa have the fundamental god at the focal point of the sanctum and set over pranala.
3. Pradakshinipatha:
All around the sanctum a passage is kept regularly limited, allowing the devotees to go round the sanctum in the standard demonstration of commitment. This circumambulatory way thusly turned into a structural contribution as the temple developed in measure; it was more open normally, as it was in the early stage. The temple, which has the circumambulatory passage, is known as Sandhara temple, e.g. Jain temple at Kudne and the temples of Ponda and Bardeztalukas have this element. The temple, which doesn't have pradakshinapatha is known as Niradhara temple.
4. Shikhara
Shikhara or superstructure is the best individual from a holy place. A level roof stone slab that covers the sanctum is additionally called as Kapota. Level roof (Kapota) of
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| SR No. | 034443 |
| Book Title | Critical Analysis of Jain Architecture in Bihar Region and its Influence on Regional Architecture |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ravish Kumar |
| Publisher | Department of Architecture National Institute of Technology Patna |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 359 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 31 MB |