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The Structural Temples of Gujarat Vasai (Junagadhi & Kankesvara). Visvada, Kuchadi, Tukada, Taranetar etc. have this sort of Karnapitha from where the wall-face (maṇḍovara) rises.
The second variety Kamda pitha consists of Jadyakumbha Karṇika and Grasapați. The canonical works prescribed rules for the height and projections of these parts.
At Kanoda, the basement of the temple contains this variety of Pitha as it contains no mouldings except the three prescribed above. The basements of the temples at Vadanagar (Amathoramātā ), Miyani (Nilkantha and Jain temples), the Śiva temple at Piludra, the temples on the bank of Viramgam (double shrined), Khandosan etc. represent the Kamada pitha..
The third variety Mahāpitha or Nagarapitha is a fullfleged variety. It is described in detail by the canonical works like AFFR; FM; KSR, VKS; Dipa etc.19 which give rules of the height and projections of its different parts such as Jadyakumbha to Kuṭachadya, 20
The large temples at Somanath, Ghumali, Sejakpur, Modhera, Taranga etc. have this sort of Mahāpitha as the basement of the shrine.
19. APPR. CXXIV, 1-23., PM. III, 7-11; KSR (MS), CVII; VKS (MS) CXLVII..
20. PM. includes the mouldings known as Kapotali in grasapați ( III, 8).
It also mentions that instead of Asva various other animals (Vahanas of devas) may be introduced (III, 9)
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