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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period 139 There exists a double shrine on the bank of the Munsar
lake. In the middle is a square ma峁囜笉apa; on its east is a shrine
(now) dedicated to Siva, while on the west it was Vaisnava. 110
The Shrines, externally, have recessed niches, 111 and in
decoration of mouldings, are identifical with those at Sunak.
So also the Sikhara is. The mandapa, which is common to both,
has twelve pillars and seems to be open. It has a stepped
roof, 112
A minister of Jayasinha Siddharaja built a temple of Goga-
n膩r膩ya峁嘺 at Dadhi-padra 113 But it cannot be traced now.
The earliest inscription on the pedestal of one of the
images in the Parsvanath temple at Kumbharia is dated in the
year V. S. 1161 (A. D. 1105 ). 113/1 This may place the temple
a few years anterior to this date.
The temple faces north. It consists of a sanctum, an antar膩la,
a G奴d岣�ama峁囜笉apa, a trikama峁囜笉apa (having
trikama峁囜笉apa (having
three Cokis), a
Sabh盲ma峁囜笉apa (Rangamandapa) and a porch. It has nine
devakulik膩s each on eastern and western side of the temple
and three on either side of the entrance to the temple, thus
constituting in all 24 devakulik膩s. 113/2 Two floral pillars of
the rangama峁囜笉apa113/3 and the trikamandapa, along with
arches 113/4 are highly ornate. The ceilings of the bays of the
110. Burgess, ASWI, VIII, p. 91, plt. LXXIII, fig. 1. Here Fig. 101.
111. lbid plt. LXXIV.
112. AG. pp. 80-81.
113. The Dahod Inscription, Ind. Ant. X. 158.
113/1. Vishalvijayaji, Kumbharia' p. 47; Inscription No. 1
113/2. Ibid. p. 44; For the ground plan of this temple vide BRSS p. 11f.
113/3. Stella Kramrisch. 'Art & Architecture of India'. p. 133.
113/4. N. M. Sompura. 'Silparatnakara' plt. facing p. 121.