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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period
165 The slab is broken and only two figures are preserved, 191
The Śiva temple of Bhadesvara ( South of Anjar in Kaccha) retains an old structure of Garbhgļiha. There are beautiful sculptures in the walls. 199
The Jasamalnatha Mahadeva temple at Asoda (district Mehsana.)
It is decidedly one of the best.
The temple stands on a high plinth and commands a picturesque view. It consist of a small cella surmounted by a Sikhara, a porch and a Sabhāmaņdapa with a dome resting on four main and eight subsidiary pillars. The porch in front of it has an ornamental arch springing from the snout of the makara resting on a standing lion on each side. The ceiling of the dome is decorated with human figures showing feinales standing on males in playful attitude. The exterior of the temple particularly the facade, is profusely carved. In style
191. ARAB. '39 p. 10 para 27, Some beautiful sculptures of the Gupta age have been found from the old temple of the Kotiyarka, apparently a sun -temple, a site 3.2 Km. from Mahudi on the confluence of the river Sabarmati and Hathamati. The find under notice comprises four images of bronze (1) The principle image of Buddha ( in 7th cent. style) (2) Yakşa, Kubera and Yaksiņi Hariti bearing a child on her left hand (3) Nāga and Nāgiņi and (4) an image of Buddha. (ARAB. '39. p. 7).
An image of Parvati (Now transferred to New temple of Kotayarka at Mahudi) with a peacock behind her is fondling and feeding the child held on the shoulders of an attendait gaņa. The image, probably, belong to Gupta period. (Majmudar, Sculptures from Kotyarka, JISOA, 1941; also CHG. Plt. XXXV, A).
Another sculpture of Mother and Child possibly belonging to 7th cent. A. D. (now in New temple ) also is found (CHG. Plt. XXXV, B ). 192. KSD. p. 177, Pits: on pp. 174, 175, 176. here Figs. 109, 110, 111.
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