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1. Ceiling of the Mahamandapa

Description:: The ceiling of the mahamandapa (pillared hall) rests on eight elaborately carved tall pillars. Each pillar has a square base, transitioning into a shaft that changes from square to octagonal in the middle and finally becomes circular at the top. Above these are architectural moldings, a shaft that supports the capital, and carved bharvahakas (mythical flying load-bearing figures). Notably, the square portion of the shaft of each pillar in the mahamandapa is carved with a niche on each of its four faces. Within these niches are sculptures portraying various figures, including apsaras (celestial damsels), yogis (ascetic), or royal figures in acts of veneration and in one case, a four-armed Bhairav.
Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, 12th century CE, Tonk, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Architecture, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

2. Decorative Makara Toranas

Description:: The central hall of the mahamandapa (pillared hall) in the Bisaldeo Temple is embellished with eight beautiful makara toranas (decorative arches or gateways flanked with crocodile-like mythical figures on each end). The toranas (decorative arched gateways) are crafted to give the illusion of doorways suspended by the extended snouts of two makaras (crocodiles) at each end.
Keyword:: Banas river, 12th century CE, Tonk, Vigraharaja IV, Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

3. Depiction of a cross-legged Ascetic

Description:: A cross-legged ascetic carved in the kumbha (basal moulding) niche of the pillar in the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bisaldeo Temple.
Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, 12th century CE, Tonk, Bisalpur, Temple, Bisaldeo Temple, Architecture, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Rajasthan
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

4. Apsara figure carved on the shaft of a pillar

Description:: Unlike other apsaras (celestial damsels) carved on the shaft of pillars, this particular figure is unique. She is crowned and holds a cup in her left hand, while her right hand holds something dipped in the cup. Similar images from the Harshnath Temple Complex depict a cup being held, symbolizing the nectar of bliss attained after the completion of tantric sadhana, while the fingers of the other hands are sometimes dipped into the cup. However, connecting this obscure image of a damsel with tantric connotations might lack substantial support.
Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, 12th century CE, Tonk, Bisalpur, Temple, Bisaldeo Temple, Architecture, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Rajasthan
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

5. Four-armed portrayal of Bhairav

Description:: The only significant depiction of the divinity of Shiva is found in the form of a four-armed portrayal of Bhairav on a temple shaft near the entrance of the temple, within the mandapa. It is the first religious image encountered upon visiting the temple. He is adorned with a serpent necklace, but other identifying attributes have deteriorated over time. His heavily bejewelled naked body reveals his genitalia.
Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, 12th century CE, Tonk, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Architecture, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, Banas river, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Vigraharaja IV, 12th century CE, Bisalpur, Temple, Rajasthan, Tonk, and Bisaldeo Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

7. Representation of a dancing Shiva or Natesha

Description:: The representation of a dancing Shiva or Natesha is depicted in the niche on the cornice above the pillar of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bisaldeo Temple.
Keyword:: Banas river, 12th century CE, Tonk, Temple, Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Vigraharaja IV
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

8. Short Inscription on a pillar in the Mahamandapa

Description:: On one of the pillars in the mahamandapa (pillared hall) of the Bisaldeo Temple is a short inscription which mentions the name of ‘Jogi Achpantadhaja’ or ‘Yogi Achintyadhvaja'.
Keyword:: Banas river, 12th century CE, Tonk, Vigraharaja IV, Rajasthan, Bisaldeo Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

9. Ceiling of the Central Hall or the Mahamandapa (pillared hall)

Description:: The ceiling of the central hall or the mahamandapa (pillared hall) is of the nabhichchhanda variety, characterized by a band of five concentric overlapping circles decorated with lotus petals and other floral designs. The top of the ceiling is embellished with a full-blown lotus, complete with a padmakesara (stem-like) pendant.
Keyword:: Chauhan dynasty, 12th century CE, Tonk, Bisalpur, Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, Bisaldeo Temple, Architecture, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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Keyword:: Rajasthan, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Architecture, Bisalpur, Banas river, Vigraharaja IV, Temple, Chauhan dynasty, Bisaldeo Temple, Tonk, 12th century CE, and Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Anchit Jain
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Tonk
Date Uploaded:: 04-06-2024
Date Modified:: 04-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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