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Mala Devi Temple at Gyaraspur
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a colossal standing image of Jina flanked by two seated male devotees Pillars
All the pillars of the interior are alike in shape and design and show a heavy square pedestal, with a male or female (sometimes semidivine) figure in a miniature niche on euch side, represented as dancing or carrying umbrella or musical instruments These miniature niches are framed by pilasters and crowned by a small pediment of caityagavaksas The shaft of the pillar is square at the lower and upper sections, decorated with boldly executed pot-and-foliage pattern, while the middle section is sixteen-sided, fluted and is ornamen ted on all or some facets with chain-and-hell design suspended from a grasapattı or horizontal band of kırttimukhas The pillar capital has several based elements comprising (1) a flattened circular cushion with projections for keeping lamus, or supporting bracket figures, (2) a square abacus decorated with kırttimukha and scrolls, (3) an amalaka-shaped member, and (5-6) two square diminishing cushions of the ribbed pattern The pillar capitals are sur mounted by brackets of curved profile, decorated with nagas and nagis, in anjalı, issuing from both outer and inner corners
Antarala
The roof of the antarala is supported on two pillars of the same design as described above The narrow ceiling between pillars the mandapa and the pillars of the antarala is samatala and rectangular, decorated with small square panels in two rows showing flying vidyadhara couples The ceiling of the antarala is similar in design to that of the vestibule of the mandapa Sanctum doorway
The sanctum is entered through a large and elaborate door way which resembles in general appearance the door way of the mandapa Its lintel, however, is defaced, save a portion in the right hand corner. The two crowning architraves are also worn-out, but the lower one shows a row of nine standing Jina figures in niches, of which the middle one is completely mutilated The door way is of the pancasakha variety and shows scrolls, nagas in anjali-mudra, mithunas alternating with bhutas and pasa-design, scrolls and lastly a mean
