Mandapa (pillared hall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple with three Devakoshthas (niches)
Mandapa (pillared hall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple with three Devakoshthas (niches)
Location:
Chittorgarh
Date_accepted:
2024-06-10T11:08:51Z
Modified:
2024-06-10T13:34:00Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, and Chittorgarh
The north-facing lateral transept of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple has three devakoshthas (niches), of which the two on the right are seen here. Amongst them, the devakoshthas at the centres of the dwarf pillars house an icon of Vishnu and, on the right, an image of Gajalakshmi. Vishnu is shown with a Garuda near his foot and the goddess has two elephants above her bust. The wall frieze that separates the devakoshthas consists of a pilaster motif interlaced with icons of surasundaris (celestial damsels). The mouldings of the plinth match the mandapa of the temple.