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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
sections or bays. The porticos to the N. & S. of Rangama峁囜笉apa
extend beyond the line of two trancepts of the G奴岣峢ama峁囜笉apa,
and almost fill up the space of the open court yard, leaving
very little space for circumambulation of the whole shrine.
This shows that either the whole Rangamandapa did not belong
to the original plan or at least its porticos were later additions.
Literary evidence also supports the above view, Prithvip膩la,
a minister of Kum膩rap膩la and a descendant of the family of
Vimalashah, is said to have adorned the shrine with a
mandapa etc., From the evidence of and inscription in cell
No. 14 of this temple, the date of erection of a mandapa,
Hasti艣膩l膩 and repairs to the shrine can be fixed as c. 1206
V. S. ( 1149-50 A D.)69
The literary references as to the existence of sevaral Jain
temples during the reign of Bhima I are available. In V. S. 1112
(A. D. 1056) Gu峁嘺sagaras奴ri consecrated images of Jir盲v膩l膩
P膩rsvanatha and Abhinandanajina at Pawagadh.70 The temple of
Neminatha was built in V. S. 1113 (A. D. 1057) and the image
was consecrated in it in V. S. 1135 (A. D. 1079). 71 Some temple-
repairing works also have been executed here in V. S. 1115
(A. D. 1059), 72
The temple of Kumbhe艣vara near Vimalavasahik膩 at Abu
also seems to have been built during this period. Externally
as well as internally it is lavishly carved. The pillars and
doors are fashioned like those of the Vimalavasahik膩 and the
Sun temple at Modhera.73
69. U. P. Shah; H. A. int. pp. xx-xxii.
70. JTSS. Vol. 1, 1, pp. 19, 20.
71. Ibid. p. 121.
72. lbid. p. 121.
73. Munivi艣膩lavijayji, 鈥楰umbharia' p. 59; Dave K. B. 'Ambika鈥�
Kotesvara ane Kumbharia, pp. 44-45.