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upper opening is impressive with broad dvarasakhas below and narrower near the lintel. The angular brackets connecting the lintel and dvarasakhas are made decorative. They are made prominent mainly because, the image is raised over a high pedestal.
As regards the other details of garbhagrha and the antarala, the details are similar to those in Neminatha cave temples.
In the caves 17 and 18 of Ek-pathar-ki-Bavdi, the story is similar. However their lower entrance has better finish than those in this Namigiri group.
The shikhara : The superstructural features above the entrance has the tripple ribbed pyrdmidal form of a rekhangana prasada, ending in an amalka, kalasha and a stupi. Such sikhara element is common to all the flowr regions of the cave santuaries of Gopachal. The central part near the plinth of the shikhara has a pillared porch with a window arch above.
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