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At Parabadi* There is an interesting old, triple shrined temple 32 of the same style as that of Navalakha at Sejakpur and those at Anandapur and Chaubari. It is much ruined (and the hall and porch have fallen and disappeared). The doorframe of the 30. Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat Plt. VII. 31. Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat pp. 108-109. The temple of Sanderi Mata regarded by Burgess as modern (Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat p. 108, here Fig. 60) lies in the vicinity of the aforementioned old temples. The shrine consists of a sanctum; a mandapa, the spaces between the dwarf pillars of which are filled up with grills and a trikamandapa replaced by a shabby modern hall. The original shrine as stated by Shri Meter A. Dhaky belonged to the 11 th cent. A. D. (The Chronology of Solanki Temples of Gujarat p. 33 ). In the modern hall the vase-and-foliage pillars of the original trikamandapas (Navacoki) are reused. Similarly the doorway and the roof of the mandapa retain some old features. *3.2 kms. N. E. of Anandpur (Dist. Surendranegar) 32. Somanatha and other Medieval Temples of Kathiawad p. 62 plt. LXXI. Shri Meter A. Dhaky assigns the construction of this temple to the period of Kumarapala (1114-77 A. D.) (The Chronology of Solanki Temples of Gujarat p. 57)

108 The Structural Temples of Gujarat central shrine has been much damaged, but those of the side shrines are in tact. As at Kasara all the three shrines here are connected by a common Mandapa; but the central shrine at Parbadi has larger dimensions than the side ones. Above the door way is Ganesa indicating that the temple was dedicated to Saiva Worship; above him, in each case, is a row of five devis. The hall was common to all three shrines as was usually in three-shrined temples. Around the main temple were four smaller shrines, thus forming with it a pancayatana group. The S. E. and N. E. shrines, have fallen; of the other two, that on the S. W. appears to have been dedicated to Visnu and N. E. one to Surya. The shrines of the main temple were dedicated to Siva, Visnu and Brhama respectively.

Though badly shattered, we have here all the elements of the complete Sikhara save the Kalasa or finial and from it, are able to reconstruct the absent ones from other temples we have met. Its peculiar curve of outline , the 'rek' will be seen to be very different from that of the rebuilt tower of the temple at Anandapur, which, certainly is not pleasing as the older form. 3 3