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Structural Temples after the end of the Caulukyan Period 213 some of the attractive features of the exterior. In the interior
are the unending vistas of the columns interrupted of intervals
by open courts, each vaulted compartment ceiled with carving
of a most intricate character, and the whole illuminated by
either direct or reflected light which is thrown from pavement
to pillar, and from pillar to screen to penetrate into all parts.
The general effect of this temple may not be that of great
architecture, but as work of inspired art, and at the same
time complying with the exacting conditions of the creed, it
is a notable achievement. 36
The temple of Sangrāmsinha Soni at Girnar was restored
and renovated by Sangramsinha during the years V. S. 1502 to
1517 (i. e. A. D. 1446-61). 37
The Kharatara Vasahi temple at Delwada*
The temple is a three storeyed one, since the central four-
fold image (Chaumukha) is a sort of tall shaft, at each storey
there are four-fold images. Inscriptions on the back side of
asanas of these Tirthankaras are partly covered with plaster and
hence the date of the temple and names of all donors are not
known. The few letters visible at present suggest that most of
the images were installed in 1505 V. S by Samghavi Mandalika
and his family.
An approximate date for the erection of this shrine can be
obtained by other means. In an inscription in the Digambara
shrine at Delvada, dated in V. S. 1494 and in the inscriptions
dated in 1497 V. S. referring to certain arrangements for the
36. IABH. p. pp, 164-165.
37 Tradition ascribes the restoration of this temple having been taken
place in V. S. 1494 (A. D. 1438) by Samarasinha and Maladeva.
The temple, named here as Kalyāṇatraya, was also adorned with a
Meghamaṇḍapa (Rangasära ‘Girnäragiri Caityaparipāṭi' V. 18 and
Hemahamsa Gaṇi: Giranara Caitra pravādi '-Purattva Traimāsika. Vol
1. No. 3 p. 292.)