The Gokarneshwara or Bisaldeo Temple is situated in a courtyard near the Bisalpur dam, on the banks of the Banas River. The temple’s architectural layout includes a garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum), an antarala (vestibule or antechamber), a mahamandapa (pillared hall) with lateral transepts and an ardhamandapa (partially enclosed hall). It is a nirandhara prasada, meaning it lacks the pradakshina path or circumambulatory path. The sanctum is pancharatha (consisting of five projections on each side) on plan, and its walls are plain in design.
Location:
Tonk
Date_accepted:
2024-06-04T09:48:45Z
Modified:
2024-06-04T10:28:03Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Anchit Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Banas river, 12th century CE, Tonk, Temple, Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Vigraharaja IV