At the upper part of both pilasters, bharavahakas (load bearers) are depicted. Interestingly, the bharavahaka on the right pilaster is shown playing the flute.
Kaner-ki-Putli Temple is located in the Khadirpur area of Bijolia, in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. It resides within a valley formed by water eroding the rocks within the Vindhya range. The temple is located in a secluded area close to stone quarries.
The Kaner-ki-Putli Temple is named after the flower buds of the Kaner or Oleander plant. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. The present structure was in a ruinous state and has been restored by the Archaeological Survey of India with a boundary wall and a pathway guiding visitors to the temple.
The present bridge and pathway leading to the Kaner-ki-Putli Temple have been reconstructed by the Jaipur Circle, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The bed of the fountain stream is visible below the bridge.
The southwest vertical axis of the Kaner-ki-Pulti Temple has vedibandha (basal mouldings), an elaborately carved jangha (wall), and surviving portions of the shikhara (superstructure). As visible, the shikhara of the temple is damaged, but the surviving portion indicates that it was constructed in the Bhumija style.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.