The Temples of Gujarat - Part III
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Lakulisha Temple, 972
This large but simple structure consists of a sanctuary, a mandapa with pierced stone windows in the side projections, and a porch in front. The basement and wall niches arc plain except for two niches, one inset with an inscribed slab, the other with an image of Saraswati.
The brick superstructures over the sanctuary and mandapa are badly eroded. The sanctuary enshrines a sculpture of seated Lakulisha; the doorway has a similar image carved on to the lintel, where it is surmounted by niches with various deities. Though the mandapa is square, the columns are laid out on an octagonal plan. Niches on the outer walls house different goddesses.

Ekalinga Temple, 15th century
Both the principal sanctuary and the two-storey mandapa on a stepped plan are built of marble. A clustered curved tower rises over the sanctuary; the mandapa is roofed with a pyramid of miniature architectural motifs. The interior is notable for an ornate silver doorway and screen; silver lamps add to the richness of the effect. Facing the principal four-faced Shiva image, which is carved out of black

Naulakha Temple, Ghumli, early l3th century
This ambitious Hindu temple is now mostly ruined. A sanctuary surrounded by a passageway with three projecting porches adjoins a two-storey open mandapa on a stepped plan. Though the tower and roof have fallen, the elaborate decoration of the basement, balcony seating, columns, brackets and beams is still visible. Portions of the sculptural friezes and wall panels are also preserved.

Temple of Sheth Hathisingh, 1848 (Gujarat)
This is the most ornate Jain sanctuary in Ahmedabad. The temple stands in the middle of a rectangular court and is entered on the west through an elaborate gateway. The temple has three sanctuaries, each housing an image of Dharma-natha, which are approached through a sequence of enclosed and open mandapas.
The trio of clustered spires rising over the sanctuaries contrasts with the domes that roof the mandapas. Subsidiary shrines with spires similar to those of the temple line the peripheral court walls. Throughout, the decoration is sharply sculpted, but figures appear only at the brackets.





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