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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period 117 reaching not quite half the height of the sculpture and above
there are other four similar, but set further inwards; above
these and the sculpture rises the massive outline of the great
central spire of the Sikhara, all beautifully carved. To light the
pradkṣiṇāpatha, there is a window perforated stone on each side. 86
Punrano gaḍha :
The platform of the ancient temple, here, is 2 meters high,
48 long and 14 meters wide. The temple, which is 16-5 long
& 6-6 meters wide, is situated nearly in the middle, and the
four corners of the platform had four small temples, now in
ruins... There was a third in the middle of the two back
temples with pabāsana having seats for three idols. There was
a porch at the entrance near the threshold, now lying in ruins.
Between this and the porch in front of the temple is an Agnikuṇḍa
for sacrifice on special days. The porch in the front is 8 meters
long and 5-4 meters wide, with 16 pilasters and 8 square pillars,
forming two aisles. The height of the pillar is 3-6 ms. and width
0.5 meters. In the brackets are figures of men and lions.
balconies. The shrine is
There is a
door frame
The dome has fallen down, but an upperfloor with rosettes
in the middle of the ceiling, and creepers with leaves in the
cornice is entire. There are three
three
3 meters square with a linga 0.5 meters high.
pradakṣiṇā about the shrine. Above the lintel of the
are large figures of men in the attitude of playing music. The
upper part of the shrine is partly fallen, and the stones have
been re-arranged. The temple faces west. Its height must have
been 17-5 ms. 56/1
56. AKK. pp. 212-213, Plts LXII, LXIII, Figs. 1, 2. & 3. Also
KSD. pp. 137-147 and pl. on p. 144.
56/1. D. H. Khakhar: ASWI. Report on the
Architectural &
Archaeological Remains of the Province of Kaccha (1879); Vide also
KSD. pp. 153–55. Here Figs. 74, 75.