Seen here are all the extant structures from the Hanuman Garhi temple complex. Starting from the left, one can see the gateway that must have been the original entrance of this temple complex, followed by several small shrines. The seventh shrine, seen towards the centre, has a shikhara (superstructure) in brick, likely added at a later date than the original construction. These are followed by three important structures from the complex, a ruined Shiva Temple, a Devi Temple, which is locally known as Chaunsath Yogini Temple, and the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. In the foreground of all these structures is the kunda (water tank). The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is the largest in this complex. This temple is likely to be dedicated to Lakulisha worship.
View of the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) interior of the Someshwar Mahadev Temple. The walls and ceiling are plain. Presently, the object of worship in the garbhagriha is a Shiva linga (aniconic representation of Shiva), which appears to have been kept here at a later date. The back wall of the garbhagriha has a low-relief empty niche.
View of the side shrine from the panchayatana (main shrine with four subsidiary shrines cardinal to the main temple) setup of the Someshwar Mahadev Temple. Not all these shrines have survived, except the shrines to the northwest and southeast of the main temple. This is the shrine to the southeast of the main temple. The four side shrines in the complex are single shrines dedicated to different deities, probably Vishnu, Ganesha, goddess, and Surya. Of the shikhara (superstructure) on these shrines, only a few aedicules of the base have survived.
The entrance to the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the Someshwar Mahadev Temple is marked by an ornate dvarashakha (door jamb). The uttaranga (top band) of the dvarashakha and the vertical divisions flanking the opening have depictions of deities like Shiva, Mahesh, Brahma, and goddesses.
A closer view of the east jangha (wall) of the Kumbheshwar Mahadev Temple. The wall scheme is similar to the two north and south sides of the temple, with depictions of apsaras (celestial damsels), ascetics, and dancers on the intermediate and corner projections. The bhadra (central projection) has an image of Chamunda. The image of Chamunda is shown here portrayed with a skeletal body, six-handed, and a scorpion on her stomach. Below the image is a supine human figure. Except for a damaru (small two-headed drum) and a khatvanga (staff with a skull), the other attributes of the Goddess are broken.
Seen here are numerous architectural elements like pillar remains, shikhara (superstructure) portions, and plinth mouldings that were found in the vicinity of the panchayatana (main shrine with four subsidiary shrines in each cardinal directions) Someshwar Mahadev temple complex. All these elements must have formed part of the original temple structure but fell apart later. All these remains have been accumulated on a platform to the west of the temple complex. The several shikhara remains indicate that the mandapa (pillared hall) of the temple must have had a ghanta samavarna (bell roof) variety of shikhara. Broken parts of the shekhari (multi-spire) shikhara of the mulaprasada (main shrine) are also found in these remains.
The domical (vitana) ceiling of the Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple is intricately carved. The ceiling is formed of concentric circular rings formed of cusps or fractals. The lowermost ring has brackets with sculptures. The first rings of the ceiling have kirtimukha (face of glory) motifs and a row of small sculptures. The inner rings are made up of semi-circular floral fractals.
The Hanuman Garhi temple complex is the largest complex among the structures at Arthuna. It consists of two main temples: the Neelkanth Mahadev and the Hanuman temples. Both are living shrines, along with over a dozen of smaller temples. There are also memorial stones and small shrines in this complex. The complex originally had an entrance from the eastern side. Neelkanth Mahadev temple has a shekhari (multi-spire) style shikhara (superstructure) and Shiva temple with Phamsana (stepped pyramidical) shikhara has sculptures on its walls.
View of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Shiva temple from the northwestern side. To the western principal entrance of the temple, there is a mukhmandapa (front porch), which further connects to the mandapa. The mandapa is of a semi-open type, wherein the corner walls have peepal leaf motifs as surface decorations.
A closer view of the high plinth of the Chaunsath Yogini Temple is seen here. The plinth is composed of a pitha (base) on which are large kumbha (pot-shaped) wide projections, each having a devakoshtha (niche) on the surface. The mouldings of this plinth are similar to the mouldings of temple base plinth. A few plain bands are followed by a kapotali (cyma recta) moulding, kumbha, kalasha (a pitcher), and kani.