భృంగేశ్వర శివాలయం: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

i) ఎల్లలు: ఈ దేవాలయం తూర్పు దిక్కున ధౌలి పర్వతం చుట్టివుంది. దక్షిణ దిక్కులో దేవాలయానికి ఎదురుగా ఉన్న ఒక రోడ్డు ఖటుపాద గ్రామానికి దారితీస్తుంది. దక్షిణ ఉత్తర దిక్కులు కూడా ధౌలి పర్వతం చుట్టుముట్టి వుంది.

 

measuring 26.50 m in length, 22.10 m in width and 2 m in height. On plan, the temple hasa square vimana and a frontal porch measuring

08.35 m in length (vimana measures 7.10 m and frontal porch is 1.25 m). The vimana has a square sanctum measuring 2 m² inside the cella. The vimana is pancharatha as distinguished by a central raha and a pair of anuratha pagas and kanika paga on either side of the raha. On elevation, the vimana is of rekha order that measures 11.14 m in height. The bada of the temple measuring 4.14 m has five mouldings without any sculptural embellishment. The pabhaga measures 1.08 m, tala jangha - 0.95 m, bandhana - 0.31 m, upara jangha - 0.90 m, and baranda - 0.95 m. The pabhaga has four base mouldings of khura, kumbha, pata and basanta. The gandi measuring 4.50 m is devoid of any decoration except the Udyota simha in the raha pagas on three sides and gajakranta in the western wall. The mastaka bears beki, amlaka, khapuri, kalasa, ayudha measuring 2.50 m. in height.

 

The parsvadevata niches are located on the raha paga of the tala jangha on the three sides

of north, west and south, each measuring 1.06 m in height, 0.57 m. in breadth and 0.39 m

century AD.

 

in width. It has three vertical bands with sakhas like puspa, nara, lata from exterior to interior,

each sakha measuring 0.14 m. There is a chandrasila between the doorjamb on the floor,