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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period
197 The Sambhavanāth temple at Kumbharia :
The temple is nirandhara (i. e. without circumambulatory ). It is also devoid of surrounding devakulikās though the whole temple complex is enclosed in a prākāra (i. e. wall). The temple consists of a sanctum, an antarāla, Gūąhamaņdapa flanked by a porch on either side, a Sabhā or rangamaņdapa and an entrance porch attached with Sopānaśreņi leading to the temple which faces north.2 89/1
The Panca-pandava temple on Satrunjaya is a small structure belonging to this age. It comprises only a sanctum.2 89/2 Kherva# (Dist. Mehsana)
The temple dedicated to Ambāmātā also designated as temple of Āihiras, contains an inscription dated V. S. 1303 ( 1247 A. D.) on one of the pillars of Sabhāmaņdapa. The shrine door is of Trisakhā type and pillars of the porch have ghatapallava motif. The niches of the mandovara have figures of Vişņu. 28913 289/1. Visalavijayaji 'Kumbharia. p. 58. For ground plan See BRSS. p. 107; Dave K. B. ‘Ambikā, Koteśvara and Kumbharia', pp. 57-59. Here Fig. 134. 289/2. SMTK. Plt. ci.
Situated near Jagudan (Dist. Mehsana ). 289/3. The sanctum contains the image of the Goddess, which is of much later period. It also contains a linga and Jaladhāri in the midst of it. There is also a Siva temple known as Siddhnatha. Originally this temple was of Pancāyatana type. But as it was too much mutilated, the principal shrine was once got down and then was rebuilt in V. S. 1868-69 (1332-33 A. D.) in such a way that its original fabric might not be distrubed. The Jagati or platform of the temple was a new erection but the rest of the temple was kept in tact and replaced over it. Only few wanting and missing sculptures were copied out and replaced. The figures of the principal niches of Janghā moulding are new additions but the others are original. However the corner hrines, being not restored, exist no longer.
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