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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period
157 Outside the temple, there is beautiful carving on the walls. On all sides, there are statues of men and women as well as gods and goddesses, Men are adorned with bracelets, armlets, anklets, an ear-ornaments; some of them are represented with a loin-cloth only. Statues of women are represented in full dress, properly adorned with bracelets, armlet, anklets, necklace and earrings. It is interesting to note that none of them has ornaments for the nose, probably because in those days their use was uncommon. Some images of gods and goddesses are in meditating posture; others are represented as going to the temple with materials for worship. Some of these statues are mutilated, but most of thein are well preserved. All these statues are bare-footed. 168
Kumārpālā's Jain ministers have widely contributed in temple building activity. Udayana or Udā reflecting on the risk of fire in a wooden temple of Ādiśvara at Satrunjaya determined to rebuild the temple in stone. 16 9 Before he could restore it he died (V. S. 1205 : A. D. 1149). His two sons Bāhada ( Vägbhața ) and Ambada who were ministers of Kumāra pala restored the said temple in V.S, 1211 or 1213 (i.e. A D. 1154-55 or 1156-57). Bāhada also founded Vāgbhatapura ( Bāhadpur, now in ruins close to the east of Palitana) at the foot of the hill Satrunjaya. In this city he built a temple of Pārsvanātha and called it Tribhuvana Vihāra after the Kings (Kumārpālas)
168. AANG. pp. 115. 169. The said temple have been restored and renovated several times. In V. S. 1371 (A. D. 1315) Samarāśā of Anhilapur-patan restored the temple and consecreted a new principal image of Mūlanāyaka i. e. Adiśvara. In V. S. 1587 (A. D. 1521 ) Karmāśā restored the said temple again and finally Tejapāla Soni of Cambay in V. S. 1650 (A. D. 1594) restored the temple and adorned the temple with the name Nandi Vardhana. The inscription recording the restoration by Tejapāla Soni exists on one of the pillars of the Rangamndapa.
( JTSS. Vol l. Pt. I. p 104 )
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