Essay name: The Structural Temples of Gujarat
Author:
Kantilal F. Sompura
Affiliation: Gujarat University
This essay studies the Structural Temples of Gujarat (Up to 1600 A.D.).
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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
named Salaká¹£a.264 Thus we see that memorial temples were
erected not only by Saivas, but by the Vaisnavas as well.
Although the temple is called Laká¹£mi nÄrÄyaṇa temple it has
now a linga established within it.
From a record of one of the inscriptions at Girnar it is
learnt that the said SÄṃanatsinha also erected a temple dedicated
to PÄrsvanatha. 265
Temple of Harsata MÄtÄ at Veraval (Dist. Junagadh ).
The temple is a modern one but its maṇá¸apa contains an
inscription of Arjundeva's time dated V. S. 1320. (A. D. 1264).266
At about V. S. 1320 (A. D. 1264), Pethaá¸eÅ›Ä of MÄṇá¸avagaá¸ha
constructed a Jain temple dedicated to Candraprabha at
Dabhoi. 267 The temple is extinct.
The tempel of Revachi mÄtÄ. 268 at village Rava (Kaccha )
contains an inscription, dated V. S. 1328 (A. D. 1272), of the
264. PO. II, 227; IK Inscri, no. 18 pp.
The inscription is in Revati kuná¸a
Revati kuná¸a
Laká¹£mi-nÄrÄyaṇa. (SMTK. p. 87).
695-696 also no. 10 p. 69[.
attached to
attached to the Temple of
265. HIG. Vol. III. p. 206. SÄmantasinha was appointed as a
governer of Saurashtra and subsequently he was transferred to LÄá¹a
by Viśaladeva.
266. SMTK. p. 34. It is dated in four different eras namely the Hejra
year 662, the Vikram year 1320, the Valabhi year 945 and the Simha
year 151 i. e. 1264 A. D.
267. JTSS. Vol. 1. Pt. I.
p. 21.
Pethada-rÄsu (A. D. 1304), Gurvavali of Munisundara Süri
(15th cent), UpadeÅ›atarangini (c. A. D. 1459) of Ratnamaṇá¸ira Gani
and Suká¹›itasÄgara of Ratnamaṇá¸ana (e. 15th cent), are important sources
on the life and works of Pethaá¸aÅ›Ä. To him is ascribed the erection
of Jain temples at Satrunjaya, Prabhas, Dholka, Śalakṣaṇapur etc.
268. KSD. p. 77.
