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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Structural Temples after the end of the Caulukyan Period 217 The Parsvanatha temple at Chorwad (Dist. Junagadh )
built in V. S. 1530 ( A. D. 1474).49 The temple in its
original form does not survive.
was
The Jain temple known as Bhetava Parsvanatha at Chanasma
(Dist. Mehsana) was restored by Setha Ravichandra in V. S. 1535
(A. D. 1479)50
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Śresthi Pūrṇasinha and
belonging to
Sundarbedar built a lofy Jain temple at Girnar, during 15th
Cent. A D. The temple is not traced so far. 51
Bhiloda* possess 15th Cent. monuments in the form of a
Jain temple and a Kirtistambha (tower of victory ).
The Kirtisatambha is similar in structure to that of the famous
Kirtistambha of Maha Rana Kumbha at Chitor though smaller in
size and seems to have built later, if not at the same time.
The carving on the outside contains, the image of Hindu gods,
the Dikpālas and number of incidents from the daily life of
the people. 52
Vadiavir temple at Vadiavir village,* is a large half-fallen
temple of Śiva, probably built in the time of Rao Bhan who
ruled over Idar in the 15th Cent. A. D. As siva temple is in a
fallen condition, prominence is given to a small shrine of Vir
by the people.53
49. BPSS. List of Inscr. no. 129 p. 35.
50 JTSS. Vol. I. Pt. l. p. 54. It is said that originally the temple
was built by one Jayata in V. S. 1335 (A. D. 1279) (Shri Atmananda
Satabdi Smārak grantha, p. 207).
51 JTSS. Vol. 1. Pt. I. p. 117; also Pratisthāsoma: 'Soma Saubhagya
Kavya.' Sarga 9 vv. 81-83.
* 8 kms. from Bhavanatha. (Dist. Sabarkantha)
52 AFIS. pp. 21. Plt. XXVIII. No. 54. Here Figs. 151, 152.
*
11.2 kms. N. E. of Idar (Dist. Sabarkantha)
53. AFIS. p. 30.
