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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
The Siva temple, though restored for several times contains
some old extant remains which speak of its past glory. It's
beautifully carved door-frame is in many respects similar to
that of the sun temple at Modhera. Further it consists of nine
S膩khas (Jambs), a rare feature in the temples of Gujarat. Some
beautiful sculptures are fixed to the walls of the temple. The
ma峁囜笉ovara of the temple is old one. It contains beautiful
sculptures of Gods, Goddesses, dancing damsels and amorous
figures.
The Jain temples at Pawagadh form three groups.
(i) Bavanderi temples, popularly known as Naulakhi temples.
(ii) the Candraprabha and Sup膩rsva temples S. E. of the M膩t膩ji
cliffs; and (iii) the group around the P膩rsvanatha temple. The
date of the construction of these temples is unfortunately
unknown, but it seems to cover mainly the 14th and most of the
15th century A. D. Unfortunately all the temples are disfigured
by modern repairs. (i) The Bavanderi Navlakhi group54 at
present consists of three temples. However, from the ruins it is
evident that these are merely the subsidiary shrines once
surrounding a big central temple on north, west and south
sides. Of this central sanctuary at present, only the socle
remains, a vast quadrangle with double and triple projections
in the four directions; the plan lets suspect that it belonged to
a caumukh temple. This temple was surrounded by a
by a
vast
enclosure of which only fragments of eastern (entrance ! ) wall
remained. This enclosure was on its exterior side richly
decorated with architectural motif and sculptures (in contrast to
the Delwada, Kumbharia, Girnar & Palitana temples which are
plain from outside and display their exuberant art only inside.)
The
stood
subsidiary temples
outside
enclosure
this
though probably connected with it by colonnades; without
excavations this point cannot be decided as all the porches
have been renewed. Also the spires are modern. From a
historical point of view these temples must be of very late date,
probably the early 15th century. For the mediaeval forms are
54. H. Goetz: 'Pawagadh-champaners,' JGRS. Vol. XI No. 2 Plt. II. Fig. 6.