The Gokarneshwara or Bisaldeo Temple in a courtyard built on the Banas river. It is located near the Bisalpur dam. The plan of temple consists of a garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum), an antarala (vestibule or antechamber), a mahamandapa (pillared hall) with lateral transepts and an ardhamandapa. It is a nirandhara prasada i.e., without the pradakshina path or circumambulatory path. The sanctum is pancharatha (consisting of five projections on each side) in plan and the walls of the sanctum are plain.
Location:
Tonk
Date_accepted:
2024-05-13T08:35:51Z
Modified:
2024-05-13T08:35:51Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Anchit Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, Bisaldeo Temple, Tonk, Banas river, Rajasthan, Vigraharaja IV, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Chauhan dynasty