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The Structural Temples of Gujarat The Pillar-bracket of the temple at Punyrano gadh have figures of men and lions. 5 2
The Pillar-bracket of the small deserted temple called Muni Bawas at Than has a four armed figure each figure different from others or in a different position. One is a Ganpati, another has a dog's face on his stomach and holds the mouth of it open with his fingers, one has his head turned downwards and his back outwards and supports upper member of the bracket with his feet, some gape, and most of them are conical or whimsical.os
The brackets of the columns of the maņdapa of the Bhuvanesvar Mahadeva temple at Bhuvad are plain, but a plinth of nine to ten inches deep above the bracket is carved with raised geometrical pattern. 84
(c) Arches.
Fretted ornamental arches in the temples of the Caulukyan period menifest two purposes, firstly they flow like a garland from shaft to shaft and thus join the pillars arranged octagonally, triangularly or in a square or rectangular position and secondly they contribute the charm of the whole scheme.
At Modhera the arches spring out from the snout of the makara. 5 5 Arches of the Modhera type are like its pillars universal. They are found in the temples at Siddhapur (Rudramāla ), 66 Abu (Vimala & Tejapala's temples), Somanath (extinct), Asoda (Jasmalnātha temple ) etc. Much of their beauty, at Modhera, is lost by the destruction of little scrolls that filled the space between the cusps and of the hanging tips of the cusps. But at Abu, they are illustrated in their complete form.57
52. ASVIK. D. 18. 53. MADTD. p. 6. 54. AKK. p. 210.
55. AANG. Plt. LII, LV. Here Fig. 80. 56. AANG. Plt. XXXVII. Here Fig. 96. 57. Here Fig. 119.
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