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The Temples in Kumbhāriyā
internal walls separating them. Externally, however, each one shows a separate śikhara. While these sikharas are uncarved (some of these have been more recently constructed), at least the one in the western row shows delicate jāla carving characteristic of the late 13th century besides being elegantly formed (Plates 206208). Where the devakulikā-rows terminate, at the eastern and western sides the kota-wall had openings but blocked during one of the later renovations.
The Sambhavanātha Temple (Originally sāntinātha)
This fifth and the last Jinālaya (Plate 7) in the sequence of buildings is the least pretentious as also the least interesting of the buildings even when it apparently was built in the 13th century (Plates 209-211). The temple with its two halls stands on a jagatī supporting a kota-wall running all along its periphery (Fig. 13). The subshrines are absent. The sanctuary, about 14 ft. 8 in. wide, is conjoined to a closed hall and has no trika-vestibule. The rangamandapa is directly bonded with the north wall of the closed hall. While the sikhara shows minute jāla-carving (Plates 209-211) typical of the 13th century examples, the base and the wall, though moulded, are relatively unadorned as in the aforediscussed first three temples. The base mouldings (Fig. 4d) do not include the gajapītha and narapītha. At the bhadra points, the jādyakumbha alone shows the central ardharatna flanked by ardhathakāras as in the earlier three examples. The kumbha-faces of the vedibandha at the bhadra-points and the rear karnas alone have some figures, the Yakṣīs and Vidyādevīs like Cakreśvarī, Vajrasrnkalā and others, and dancing ladies on the flanking sub-facets of the bhadra-kumbhas (Plate 212). The janghā section at the bhadra-offsets has niches, now empty. The sikhara has the usual bhadra-rathikās. They show figures of Vajrasrnkalā (E), Cakreśvarī (S), and Sarasvati (W).
The sikhara of the prāsāda (Plates 209-211) indeed is beautifully formed. It possesses as many as 117 andakas; this is because, as is the case with Pārsvanātha temple, it employs pañcāndaka (Kesari) or panta-turreted karmas' instead of mono-turreted 'śộngas'. Four tilakas of the kakşakūtaka type bearing standing niched figures on their front also occur as constituents of the śikhara.
The exterior of the gūdhamandapa has the moulded surfaces of the same type as the prāsāda but without the figural decoration. In the interior, one of the wall-pilasters bears an inscription of S. 1529/A.D. 1473 (No. 139). There are niches between the pilasters, one of which bears an inscription of S. 1325/A.D. 1269 (No. 126). Apparently of late 13th century but a somewhat ordinary looking
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