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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Appendix A 525 cogged-wheel type of amalaśila. The spire over garbhagṛiha
in appearance is like that of the small temple at Sander and
that of Agiya Vaital temple at Bhankhar.
The mandapa, to some extent, is restored and whole temple
is heavily white-washed.
Tukada*
The Siva temple at Tukada 50 facing east, rests on a plinth
nearly a meter high. It consists of a square garbhagṛiha, and
an attached mandapa. The porch is extinct, the garbhagriha
measures 2.2×2.2 meters. The walls internally, are plain.
The door of the garbhagriha measures 1-6 × 0.8 m. The door
jambs, the lintel and the udumbara (threshold) are beautifully
carved with recessed niches for gods, goddesses and dancing
damsels. The threshold has bold carved grāsa figures projecting
nearly 18 cms.
The attached half covered mandapa is almost square
measuring 4-5 × 4-1 ms. It is surrounded by dwarf walls over
which a dwarf pillars rest. The central four pillars support
the dome of the maṇḍapa. The square frame of the maṇḍapa
above the capital terminates into an octagon on which the
dome with several tiers rests. The ceiling of this dome is very
peculiar. In the octagonal frame of the dome there is beautiful
carved row of swans in various pleasing postures. There are
also eight highly ornate brackets on
figures of females rest. Each tier of the
concentric circles arranged into a
pendant hanging in the centre is lost.
which beautiful carved
dome has deeply carved
triangle. The beautiful
The space between the central nave of the maṇḍapa and
traverse i. e. aisles is covered with slightly slopped roof.
The dwarf walls of the maṇḍapa are plain.
28.8 kms. S. W. of Porbandar on the sea coast.
50. Here Fig. 159/b.
