Mukhachatushki (four-faced entrance platform) on the east side of Temple 3

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Location:
Chittorgarh
Date_accepted:
2024-05-29T06:08:56Z
Modified:
2024-05-29T07:39:04Z
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, Vamana Temple, Baroli, Temples of India, Temple, Mahishasuramardini Temple, Ghateshwar Temple, Pratihara, Architecture, Sadashiva Temple, Vishnu, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Jodhpur Circle, Rajasthan, 10th - 11th Century CE, Rawatbhata, Shiva, and Nagara Temple Architecture
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Description:
The temple faces the east and has a mukhachatushki (four-faced entrance platform) on the east side and a garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) which is of the sarvatobhadra (open on all four cardinal directions) type, meaning the temple can be entered from all four directions.