Broken stone with three vertical sections depicting different motifs
Broken stone with three vertical sections depicting different motifs
Description:
A small shrine, possibly a newer construction, is placed off-centred to the right facing the garbhagriha. Further steps lead to the third level, on a projected platform. Pieces from the temple have been repurposed in this shrine. The stone is broken and has three vertical sections. The section on the left has a purna kalasha (overflowing pot of prosperity) motif on the upper half and a makara (hybrid sea creature) inside a circular medallion at the bottom half. The mid-section has an intricate carving of kalpa vrisksha (tree of life) motif with figures of birds and kinnaras (hybrid human-bird creatures) camouflaged within the foliage. The section on the right has a purna kalasha motif on the top half and an eight-petal lotus blooming inside a circular medallion at the bottom half.
Location:
Abhaneri
Date_accepted:
2024-03-08T13:28:31Z
Modified:
2024-03-11T13:35:13Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Srija Sahay
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Architecture, Rajasthan, Temple, Harshatmata, Shakhambari Chahamanas, Gurjara-Pratihara, and Abhaneri