Lalatabimba at the central shrine of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Location:

Alwar

Date_accepted:

2024-05-22T12:02:34Z

Modified:

2024-05-22T12:36:05Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Swapna Joshi

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Paranagar, Rajasthan, Temples of India, Temple, Maha-Maru, Neelkanth Mahadev, Maru-Gurjara, Maha-Gurjara, Vishnu, Jainism, Rajorgarh, Pratiharas of Rajorgarh, Alwar, Architecture, Shiva, and 10th century CE

Thumbnail:

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Description:

A closer view of the lalatabimba (key stone of the lintel) of the dvarashakha (doorjamb) of the central shrine of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. This lintel has five rathikas (small niches) with depictions of Shiva at the centre, flanked by Ganesha on the right and a goddess on the left. The extreme corner rathikas are not easily accessible. Since the central rathika of the lintel has a Shiva image, the lalatabimba has an image of Nandi.