West-facing elevation of the main Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple is seen here. The mulaprasada (main shrine) of the temple is saptaratha (consisting of seven projections). The intermediate and corner projections of the temple are slender and narrow, devoid of any sculptures. Only the central projection has a sculpture inside a niche.
The west-facing central projection on the Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple has an icon of Natesha. The image is framed in a decorative niche which has a pediment above it. The right side of the six-handed sculpture is broken. The lower left and upper left hands of the sculpture are shown holding a khatvanga (staff with a skull).
West-facing elevation of the main Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple is seen here. Details of the mouldings of the jangha (wall) and vedibandha (basal mouldings) of the temple. The intermediate and corner projections of the temple are slender and narrow, devoid of any sculptures. Only the central projection has a sculpture inside a niche.
View of a west-facing view of the subsidiary shrine to Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. Few remains of the threshold in the interiors of the temple have survived.
A closer view of the lintel of the dvarashakha (door jamb) of the mulaprasada (main shrine) of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. This lintel has five rathikas (small niches) with depictions of Shiva at the centre, flanked by Ganesha on the right and goddess on the left. The rathikas in the furthest corners are not easily accessible. Since the central rathika of the lintel has a Shiva image, the lalatabimba (key stone of the lintel) has an image of Nandi.
There are remains of several sculptures kept in a makeshift storehouse to the south of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. These have wall sculptures, lintels, pillar remnants, and other architectural elements. Noteworthy among these loose fragments is an image of Yogeshwar Vishnu or Vishnu sitting in the padmasana (lotus pedestal) yoga posture.
This is the view of the rear elevation of the southern shrine of the triple-shrine Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. The exterior walls of this shrine have completely collapsed and were replaced at a later point with incongruously added wall portions. In rebuilding these walls, architectural members of the original temple have been repurposed haphazardly.
The dvarashakha (door jamb) of the central garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) in the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is ornate. Seen here are details of the antarala (vestibule or antechamber) pilasters and the right side of the dvarashakha which has one main shakha (vertical band) with deities on it. The pilasters of the antarala have on their capitals bearded bharavahakas (load bearers).
There are sculptures inside deep niches just below the flat ceilings of the aisles of the mandapa (pillared hall). This sculpture is of Shiva and Parvati on Nandi, of which the Parvati’s sculpture is broken. The main sculpture is flanked by two attendants. There is a second niche that is beyond the attendants which has a gavaksha (dormer window) motif.
The central pillars of the mandapa (pillared hall) in the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple have depictions of surasundaris (celestial damsels) as female bracket figures above the pillar capitals. These figures are on all four corners of the ceiling. The female figures are carved in a different stone than the pillars, lintels, and walls of the temple interiors.