Ghantasamvarna variety of the Shikhara of the Shiva Temple
Ghantasamvarna variety of the Shikhara of the Shiva Temple
Description:
Closer view of the shikhara (superstructure) of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Shiva temple. This shikhara is of the ghantasamvarna (bell roof) variety of a pyramidical nature. It is made up of several small ghantikas (bells) that have chaitya dormer motifs on their pedestals. These aedicules are arranged in such a manner that they appear cascading from top to bottom.
Location:
Arthuna
Date_accepted:
2024-05-24T07:19:52Z
Modified:
2024-05-24T12:41:06Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Swapna Joshi
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Rajasthan, Arthuna, Temples of India, Hanuman Garhi Temple, Maru-Gurjara, Architecture, Jain Temple, Someshwar Mahadev Temple, Kumbheshwar Mahadev Temple, Paramaras of Vagada, Temple, Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Shiva, Maha-Gurjara, 11th–12th centuries CE, Banswara, Hanuman, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Chaunsath Yogini