Shiva Linga in the Rangamandapa

Location:

Chittorgarh

Date_accepted:

2024-05-30T12:45:08Z

Modified:

2024-05-30T13:47:39Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Dr Nikita Rathore

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Ganesha, Rajasthan, Baroli, Temples of India, Temple, Mahishasuramardini Temple, Ghateshwar Temple, Pratihara, Architecture, Sadashiva Temple, Vishnu, Nagara temple architecture, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Jodhpur Circle, Vamana Temple, 10th - 11th Century CE, Rawatbhata, and Shiva

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Description:

The centre of the rangamandapa (open type of pillared hall) has a low-raised platform with pillars that support the central ceiling. Presently, a Shiva linga without a yonipatta (womb-shaped base for the linga) is placed at the center of this square platform. The Shiva linga may have been a later addition to the original design of the rangamandapa.