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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
similarity to those of Sikharas of the temple at Roda. Further its doorway42/b and some of the sculptures have also close affinity to Roda temples. All these features would place it nearer to Roda temples in time.
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A group of seven temples4 3 existing at Roda (Dist. Sabarkantha) is highly interesting from the architectural point of view. Out of these one (No. IV), 48. which standing on the back of the Kunda between temples III and V has been destroyed and only its platform remains. Fragments of it are lying around the plinth. None of the temples bears any inscriptions and so we have to fix their ages on the strength of the style of structures, sculptures carved on them and their circumstancial evidences.44 The sculptures and other ornaments of these temples have close affinity with the temples ascribed to 7th, 8th and 9th centuries in other parts of India. Further, the strong stylistic affinities with some of the early temples at Than, Visavada and other places in Saurastra display the fact that they belong roughly to the later half of the Maitraka-rule i. e. the first half of the eighth century A. D. This is further supported by a comparision with similar shrines at Osia dating from 8th to 10th cent. A. D. The temple at Osia seems to be later than the Roda group, on stylistic grounds especially of 42/b SMTK. plt. 43. SSR. Plts :
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