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1. West facing elevation of the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: The west-facing elevation of the Suhaveshwar Temple is seen here. The main shrine has a vedibandha (basal mouldings), followed by a jangha (wall). The temple has a shekhari (multi-spired) variety of shikhara (superstructure). The shikhara is composed of a row of small aedicules with a shukanasa, the front of the shikhara, of diamond motifs at the centre. Emanating from these is the mulashringa (main shikhara) of the temple. This is also made up of different divisions, angas and pratyangas. The entire shikhara has minimal ornamentation.
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Temple, and Suhaveshwar Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
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Resource Type:: Image

2. View of the Mandapa of the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: View of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Suhaveshwar Temple as seen from its mukhamandapa (front porch). The mukhamandapa has two dwarf walls facing each other. The pillars of the mukhamandapa have cylindrical shafts in the upper half.
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Suhaveshwar Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

3. Entrance to the Garbhagriha of the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: The details of the entrance to the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the Suhaveshwar Temple can be seen here. The entrance is defined by an ornate dvarashakha (architrave). The pilasters flanking the entrance opening and the vertical and horizontal members of the dvarashakha are all plain. The stone has been painted at some point. The lintel has an icon of Lakulisa. The seated image is two-handed, holding a staff in its left hand. It is shown nude. The presence of this sculpture on the lintel indicates that the temple was affiliated with the Pashupata tradition.
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Suhaveshwar Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

4. Shiva Linga in the Garbhagriha of the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: The interiors of the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the Suhaveshwar Temple are seen here. It is square in plan and has a Shiva linga (aniconic representation of Shiva) at its centre as the object of worship. The Shiva linga is placed on a high pedestal that has ornate mouldings.
Keyword:: Jodhpur Circle, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temples of India, Mahanal Temple, Menal, Temple, and Shiva
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

5. Long colonnade on the ground floor of the Matha

Description:: The ground floor of the matha (monastic or residential building) of the Suhaveshwar Temple has a long colonnade on its front side. There are four pillars to the colonnade flanking the main entrance. These pillars are equidistant to one another. At the end of the colonnade, there is a small cell.
Keyword:: Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, Suhaveshwar Temple, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, and Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

6. View of the colonnade on the main entrance of the Matha

Description:: Pictured here is a view of the colonnade on the left side of the main entrance of the matha (monastic or residential building) of the Suhaveshwar Temple. A row of pillars divides the space into horizontal bays. The front bay leads into two small rooms, one each at the end of the hall. The second connects to different enclosed spaces that are placed equidistantly and connected to the back wall of the matha. The enclosed rooms that are connected to the front bay are entered through an ornate dvarashakha (architrave).
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Menal, Temple, and Shiva
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

7. Colonnade on the upper floor of the Matha

Description:: The colonnade on the upper floor of the matha (monastic or residential) in the Suhaveshwar temple complex can be seen here. The colonnade is connected at both its east and west ends. There are a few rooms on the south side of the floor. This floor is reachable via a staircase, now dilapidated, which is in the eastern corner of the matha.
Keyword:: Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, and Chittorgarh
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

8. Triple-shrine Temple to the northwest of Mahanaleshwar Temple

Description:: This is an east-facing view of the side shrine from the Triple-shrine Temple in the Mahanaleshwar temple complex. The core of the shikhara (superstructure) of the temple is composed of bricks.
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Menal, Rajasthan, and Shiva
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 14-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

9. Interior of the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: The mandapa (pillared hall) of the Suhaveshwar Temple is of a square design, with lateral transepts to the north and south sides. The pillars are along the exterior dwarf walls of the mandapa that support the circular dome ceiling. The mandapa does not have any pillars in the centre of the mandapa, making it an astylar variety mandapa.
Keyword:: Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Suhaveshwar Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 13-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

10. Entrance of the Matha in the Suhaveshwar Temple

Description:: Seen here is the principal entrance of the matha (monastic or residential building) of the Suhaveshwar Temple, facing north. At the centre of the façade, there is a protruding mukhamandapa (front porch) with a balcony above it. Both floors of the matha are semi-open. The north-facing wall has dwarf walls with pillars at regular intervals. The dwarf walls of the matha must have had kakshasanas (seat backs), but several of the slender seat backs are now lost.
Keyword:: Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Suhavadevi, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, Suhaveshwar Temple, Mauryas of Medapata, Rajasthan, and Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Chittorgarh
Date Uploaded:: 13-06-2024
Date Modified:: 14-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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1. West facing elevation of the Suhaveshwar Temple

2. View of the Mandapa of the Suhaveshwar Temple

3. Entrance to the Garbhagriha of the Suhaveshwar Temple

4. Shiva Linga in the Garbhagriha of the Suhaveshwar Temple

5. Long colonnade on the ground floor of the Matha

6. View of the colonnade on the main entrance of the Matha

7. Colonnade on the upper floor of the Matha

8. Triple-shrine Temple to the northwest of Mahanaleshwar Temple

9. Interior of the Suhaveshwar Temple

10. Entrance of the Matha in the Suhaveshwar Temple

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4. Shiva Linga in the Garbhagriha of the Suhaveshwar Temple

5. Long colonnade on the ground floor of the Matha

6. View of the colonnade on the main entrance of the Matha

7. Colonnade on the upper floor of the Matha

8. Triple-shrine Temple to the northwest of Mahanaleshwar Temple

9. Interior of the Suhaveshwar Temple

10. Entrance of the Matha in the Suhaveshwar Temple

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