Seen here is the south-facing elevation of the main central shrine of the Kumbheshwar Mahadev Temple complex. According to its plan, the temple consists of a mukhamandapa (front porch), mandapa (pillared hall), antarala (vestibule and antechamber) and a garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum). The mukhamandapa facing east-west has not survived, barring its plinth. A row of kutas (aedicules) is visible above the main shrine which indicates that the temple must have been adorned with a shekahri shikhara (multi-spired superstructure). The bhadra (central projection) on the south elevation had a sculpture of Tripurantaka Shiva.
Location:
Arthuna
Date_accepted:
2024-05-24T07:20:46Z
Modified:
2024-05-24T11:53:57Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Swapna Joshi
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Chaunsath Yogini, Jain Temple, Arthuna, 11th–12th centuries CE, Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Architecture, Hanuman, Temples of India, Paramaras of Vagada, Maru-Gurjara, Shiva, Hanuman Garhi Temple, Banswara, Maha-Gurjara, Someshwar Mahadev Temple, Rajasthan, Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Kumbheshwar Mahadev Temple