The Sun-temple at Modhera: A Monograph on Architecture and Iconography |
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Introduction | 1 |
Floral ornaments | 28 |
The architecture of the dancing hall | 33 |
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Adityas adorned Agni Anahilavada Aparajitapṛcchā Apsaras Apsaras Apsaras architraves attribute balustrade Baroda Bhairava Bombay brackets Brahma Bṛhaspati Burgess cakra Calcutta cavetto cella chap Cousens crown dancing hall decorated deities Devi Dhaky doorframe elephant entrance facing east facing north facing south facing west figural frieze four arms framed niches gadā Gaṇeśa goddess Gujarat hand carries hand shows varadamudrā head iconographical iconographical descriptions images Indian Indra Īśāna jaṭāmukuṭa kamaṇḍalu karaṇḍamukuța kirtimukha kirtimukha frieze Kubera legs Location Lokapālas lotus blossom lower left hand lower right hand Modhera Nirṛti north-eastern corner north-western Northern Gujarat octagonal ornaments Panel pedestal Pingala preserved Purāņas relief pillars right hand holds right hand shows right one carries right one holds Śakra Śakti sculptures shaft shrines side Śiva Śivaite socle sruk stands in tribhanga strongly corroded Surya tank Temple Architecture triśūla upper right hand vāhana vajra vanamālā Varanasi Varuna Vayu vidyadhara wears jaṭāmukuța Yama