South-facing Jangha (wall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple
South-facing Jangha (wall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple
Location:
Chittorgarh
Date_accepted:
2024-06-10T11:11:00Z
Modified:
2024-06-10T14:15:21Z
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, Suhavadevi, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Rajasthan, and Architecture
The south-facing jangha (wall) of the Mahanaleshwar Temple is similar in scheme to that of the north and west-facing janghas. The bhadra (central projection) has the depiction of the Tripurantaka form of Shiva, the slender intermediary projections have surasundaris (celestial damsels), and the corner projections have dikapalas. On its left, the jangha connects to the kapili (the exterior wall portion that corresponds to the internal antarala or vestibule of the temple).