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The Siva temple at Tukada 50 facing east, rests on a plinth nearly a meter high. It consists of a square garbhagrha, and an attached mandapa. The porch is extinct, the garbhagriha measures 2.2*2.2 meters. The walls internally, are plain. The door of the garbhagriha measures 1-6 * 0.8 m. The door jambs, the lintel and the udumbara (threshold) are beautifully carved with recessed niches for gods, goddesses and dancing damsels. The threshold has bold carved grasa figures projecting nearly 18 cms. The attached half covered mandapa is almost square measuring 4-5 * 4-1 ms. It is surrounded by dwarf walls over which a dwarf pillars rest. The central four pillars support the dome of the mandapa. The square frame of the mandapa above the capital terminates into an octagon on which the dome with several tiers rests. The ceiling of this dome is very peculiar. In the octagonal frame of the dome there is beautiful carved row of swans in various pleasing postures. There are also eight highly ornate brackets on figures of females rest. Each tier of the concentric circles arranged into a pendant hanging in the centre is lost. which beautiful carved dome has deeply carved triangle. The beautiful The space between the central nave of the mandapa and traverse i. e. aisles is covered with slightly slopped roof. The dwarf walls of the mandapa are plain. 28.8 kms. S. W. of Porbandar on the sea coast. 50. Here Fig. 159/b.

526 The Structural Temples of Gujarat The external wall of the shrine proper is divided into lateral projections, terminating into vertical chases with the several horizontal mouldings from the base to the uppermost cornice. These mouldings are Kumbha, Jamgha and cornice. In the centre of the Jangha there are niches. Above the cornice is the projecting low reliefed chajja, over which the spire of the garbhagriha rises. The spire is curvilinear with urusring mouldings on central lateral projections while the cornices are adorned with a pair of miniature replica of the Sikhara (i. e. Sringas). The apex has a heavy amalaka and a finial.