The view of the interior of the mandapa (pillared hall) of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple as seen from the north western corner of the mandapa. In front of the three shrines of this temple is a shared mandapa with four pillars at the centre.
The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is situated amidst dense vegetation, among the foothills of the Aravalli Range, inside the Sariska Tiger Reserve. The temple built in sandstone stands out in the greenery spread across the plains.
Seen here are remains of two temples from the Sariska Forest Reserve. The temple on the left is a restored single shrine that had a Latina Nagara variety shikhara (superstructure). What remains of the temple on the right is only its huge plinths with geometric patterns; above these plinths, there are remnants of pillars.
This is a view of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple seen from its southeastern corner. Also pictured here are the southern and eastern shrines of the temple as seen from the rear. The western side of the temple is its principal entrance, and the eastern shrine has a partially preserved and conserved shrine.
A mutilated Jain statue in the Jain Temple remains at Arthuna. There are smaller inscriptions containing one or two lines found on the pedestal of Jain statues near the Jain Temple remains. These records have not surfaced in previous studies.
Inscriptions on the pedestal of a Jain statue in the Jain Temple remains at Arthuna. A cursory glance at the orthography and script of the inscriptions indicates that they belong to the sixteenth century, probably recording the consecration of these statues.
View of the Someshwar Mahadev temple from the western side. To its north is Gamela talava(lake). Faintly in the background can be seen the Kumbheswar Mahadev temple. The entire wall projections, built in schist stone, are adorned with imagery of gods, goddesses, apsaras and ascetics. These consist of the Shaiva images inside principal niches – Natesha, Andhakasuravadh, Chamunda and dikpalas that is the cardinal deities–Indra, Agni, Nritti, Vayu, Kuber and Ishana.
South Elevation of the Kumbheshwar Mahadev temple. The shikhara above the main shrine has only one tier remnant whereas the shikhara above the mandapa has been replaced by a crude dome. Principal niches of the temple exterior wall house Natesha, Andhakasuravadh, Chamunda. There is a shivlinga in the temple which is under worship.
An overview of the Hanuman Garhi temple complex from the eastern side. Seen here (from left to right) are many Shiva temples, behind it is the Hanuman temple with a flag, the Kumbheshwar temple and the Nilkhanth Mahadev temple with Surya Kund in front of it. The Hanuman statue enshrined in the Hanuman temple dates to the eleventh century CE.