Damaged fragments of amalaka, now kept along the south boundary wall with other broken fragments recovered from the debris of the original temple. The amalaka is a ribbed disk-shaped stone, symbolic of the lotus and placed on the highest point of the shikhara (spire). The amalaka is crowned by a kalasam (sacred pot). Several amalakas have been recovered at the site.
Location:
Abhaneri
Date_accepted:
2024-03-05T10:10:17Z
Modified:
2024-03-07T08:06:11Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Srija Sahay
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Gurjara-Pratihara, Rajasthan, Harshatmata, Abhaneri, Temple, Architecture, and Shakhambari Chahamanas