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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
externally they have lateral projections on all sides except the
front one. The external walls are moulded from base to top
from which the Sikhara of the shrine rises. At the base, it has
kumbha, antarpatra, kev膩la, and jangh膩 mouldings with a pa峁�峁璱k膩
and niches for gods and goddesses at the centre. Over the
pitha there is a heavy cornice. The major portion of the spire
has perished, the extant portion has mouldings similar to those
of the R膩峁嘺kdevi temple at Wadhwan. The chases of the lateral
projections from the base of the shrine, correspondingly rise
towards the apex. The horizontal tiers of the spires are adorned
with the Caitya-window ornament gradually diminishing in
size at the centre on all the sides.
The pradak峁�i峁嚹� is 1.8 ms. wide and has outward projecting
kak峁Ｄ乻anas rested on the dwarf walls, in the centre of each
side. From the remains it can be guessed that pradak峁�i峁嚹� had
a sloped roof over it, while aisles arround the ma峁囜笉apa had
a flat roof. The central mandapa had
central mandapa had
a sa峁僾ar峁嚹� type of
superstructure. The pillars, technically known as bhadraka, are
square with projecting central portions and terminating into
vertical chases through out the shafts of the pillars.
The higher level of the garbhagriha in comparision with
the level of the ma峁囜笉apa and the greater heights of the pillars
of the nave of the man岣峚pa in comparasion to the height of the
pilasters at the aisles, when veiwed to gather, imply that the
pillars of the nave were probably surmounted by dwarf pillars
supporting the roof of the mandapa. But the roof and the dwarf
pillars exist no more at present,
Out of the five small shrines, the four at the four corners
are almost square, measuring 1.3 脳 1.2 ms. Each of them has
a recessed platform attached inside to the backwall. The
remaining shrine, on the east of the north-western shrine,
measures 1.3 脳 2-3 ms. and contains a recessed platform on all
the sides except the front one. The external sides of the walls
of these shrines have lateral projections which vertically terminate
into chases. These projections and chases correspondingly rise
to Sikhara till its apex.