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Description of Temples
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The doorframe of the gūdhamandapa is of the sapta- centre of their underside is carved in low relief a Sakha variety, consisting of patrafakha decorated with lotus medallion. A square stone block from each creepers, rūpasākha, again rüpašākha, rūpastambha, pilaster, carved with diamonds, introduces the rūpasakha, again tüpafakha, and bahyas akha a dorned dome (Fig. 119) which consists of seven circular with lotus petals. The lower part of the Sākhas is courses. The first is karşadardarika topped by a occupied by a framed figure (probably Pratibāra) kirttimukha-band. The second represents figures accompanied by female attendants. Above this the of dancers, musicians, geese, warriors, etc. The Tāpastambha carries four successive niches contain- next three consist of gajatalus, each topped by a ing images of lalitäsana goddesses, and the rīpaša. band of diamonds and beads and a band of lotus khas display fernale attendant figures, four flanking Detals. The remaining two courses consist of eighteach goddess. The uttaranga is divided into two foil and quatrefoil kolas respectively. The edges of registers. The lower register displays a ghatapallava the kolas are adorned with lotus petals and flamboycapital with three recessed angles topping the ant pattern. The triangular spaces in the quatrefoil fakhas on either end, while the space in between kola are filled with kirttimukhas. From the second them is filled with the creeper band carried over course project out eight bracket figures of fourhere from the patrafakha and a row of Mäladharas armed Vidyadharas, each of which originally supfacing the lalatabiria which depicts a Jina seated ported a bracket figure tenoned into the lower kola in dhyanamudra. The upper register represents
course. This is clearly indicated by eight mortices five sculptured niches containing images of four- left in the sixth kola course. The ceiling-slab is armed lalitā sana goddesses with attendant figures.
gone now. The udumbara is also divided into two registers. The lower register shows mouldings of bhitta,
Rangamandapa jadyakumbha, karpika, antarapatra adorned with jewels, and fillet decorated with flamboyant motif.
It also shares its pitha with the sanctum, but The upper register displays a semi-circular projec- the gajathara is absent here. When
the gajathara is absent here. When entire it had tion carved with stemmed lotus in the centre, a nine bays exclusive of three porches, but now only projecting kiritimukha on each side of it, and a four of them are intact. The pillars supporting sculptured niche containing an image of four-armed these bays are of the square order. Th
these bays are of the square order. Their base consilalitasana divinity on either end. The niches depict stsofa khura, a kumbha decorated with half diamonds, Sarvānubhūti on proper right and Ambikä on
and a kalaša. The shaft has only three sections, viz. proper left, both accompanied by female atten- square, octagonal and circular, all being plain, dants.
The capital has a double-course round bharani of
karņika and padma, topped by four-armed roll The interior of the gadhamandapa is square brackets. The architraves are similar to those having its wall reinforced by eight pilasters arran- noticed in the endhamandapa. All the four bays ged in an octagon and supporting a domical and the north porch have carved domical ceilings. ceiling on an octagonal frame of architraves. The pilasters with corners broken into two angles have T he ceilings located in front of the gūdhaman. a square moulded base made up of bhitta, kumbha daba door and in the central bay are alike, each carved with half diamonds, and kuinuda. Their consisting of six courses, the first being octagonal shaft is square below, octagonal in the middle and and the rest, circular. The first course depicts circular above. On the lower section of the two flamboyant pattern in semi-circles on the inner face pilasters stands a male figure with folded hands, and a kirttimukha in the border of rosette-marked Their capital has a double-course square bharani of diamonds at each corner on the underside. The kargika and padma, surmounted by roll brackets. second is karyadardarika surmounted by a kirtti. The architraves are divided into two fasciae, the mukha-band. The third and fourth are made up of lower showing foliate scrolls which emerge from gajatālus, each topped by a band of diamonds and the mouth of a kirttimukha carved in the centre, beads and a band of letus petals, while their edges and the upper bearing saw-tooth pattern. In the below are adorned with flamboyant motif. The
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