Seen here is a sculpture of a female on the south-facing (inner) side of the pillar in the northwest corner of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Suswani Mata Temple. It is said that there used to be an inscription below this sculpture which is probably not visible now because of the later added paint. This inscription was supposed to be the sole epigraphical evidence dating the construction of the temple in the 10th century CE. A sculpture carved in deep relief (probably a female) is shown sitting on a pedestal. The sculpture is two-handed only and is shown wearing a mukuta (crown).
Location:
Bikaner
Date_accepted:
2024-06-01T07:47:32Z
Modified:
2024-06-01T09:58:08Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Swapna Joshi
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Jodhpur Circle, Suswani Mata , Latina Nagara , Morkhana, Temple, Parvati, Temples of India Project, Suswani Mata Temple, Bikaner, Architecture, Maru Gurjara, 10th century CE, Raja Mayurdhwaj, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Suswani Maa