The ceiling of the mahamandapa (pillared hall) is supported by eight elaborately carved tall pillars. Each pillar begins with a square base, transitioning into a shaft that is square in the lower portion, octagonal in the middle portion, and circular in the upper portion. Above these sections are architectural mouldings, a shaft that supports the capital, and carved bharvahakas (mythical flying load-bearing figures).
Location:
Tonk
Date_accepted:
2024-06-04T09:48:49Z
Modified:
2024-06-04T11:12:21Z
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, Vigraharaja IV, Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Temple