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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
are carved the head and fore-quaters of elephants. The screen
wall or vedi is very richly carved with a variety of florid
patterns arranged vertically and broken by compartments
containing Saiva figures. The Kak峁Ｄ乻ana over this, forming
the sloping seat-back is in a more modern style. 282
In front porch there is also a finely carved roof of
geometrical design. 283
The inscription of 13th cent. engraved on a large black
stone slab built up in the wall of the entrance gate of
Somanath Patan, records the building of the temples of
Vaidyanatha, Karke艣vara and Karke艣vari at Somanath. 284 None
of these temples in their original form and design exists at
present.
Wadhwan
Ranik Devi's shrine at Wadhwan probably belongs to the
13th cent A. D. The temple is plain but the beautiful decorated
string courses round the walls are worth paying attention. The
little chains, with bells, are a very happy addition. The more
usual place for these is upon the shafts of pillars, where
hanging down the flutes, they give them a dignified and
distinguished appearance. Comparing the Kirtimukha face on
282. AANG. p. 110; Plan on Plt. XCVI. fig. 2. Here Figs. 131,
132 & 234.
283. Ibid - Plts. XCVII, XCVIII, XCIX.
Shri M. A. Dhaky has classed this temple in what he has
designated Bhimadeva phase (A. D. 1022-66) of the Solanki period.
He is of the opinion that the temple is contemporary to the Modhera
temple, on the anology of similarity of some of the figures with
those of the image on the g奴岣峢a mandapa at Modhera (CSTG. p. 30).
But the reasons given by him are meagre and vague and do not hold
good for placing the temple to such an early date.
284. IK. Inscri. No. 21. p. 727-28 Lines- 21-24.