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- This is an east-facing view of the side shrine from the Triple-shrine Temple in the Mahanaleshwar temple complex. The core of the shikhara (superstructure) of the temple is composed of bricks.
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- Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Menal, Rajasthan, and Shiva
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 14-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
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- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
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- The mandapa (pillared hall) of the Suhaveshwar Temple is of a square design, with lateral transepts to the north and south sides. The pillars are along the exterior dwarf walls of the mandapa that support the circular dome ceiling. The mandapa does not have any pillars in the centre of the mandapa, making it an astylar variety mandapa.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Temple, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, and Suhaveshwar Temple
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- Seen here is the principal entrance of the matha (monastic or residential building) of the Suhaveshwar Temple, facing north. At the centre of the façade, there is a protruding mukhamandapa (front porch) with a balcony above it. Both floors of the matha are semi-open. The north-facing wall has dwarf walls with pillars at regular intervals. The dwarf walls of the matha must have had kakshasanas (seat backs), but several of the slender seat backs are now lost.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Suhavadevi, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, Suhaveshwar Temple, Mauryas of Medapata, Rajasthan, and Architecture
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- The moulding details and the ornamentation of the concentric circles of the ceiling of the Suhaveshwar Temple are pictured here. The lowermost moulding has bharvahakas (load bearers) and sculptures on brackets, depicting that they bear the load. Individual circles of the ceiling are made up of semi-circular fractals.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Rajasthan, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, Suhaveshwar Temple, Suhavadevi, Mahanal Temple, and Chittorgarh
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- Seen here is an inscription on the pilaster on the right side of the antarala (vestibule or antechamber) in the Suhaveshwar Temple. The inscription is written in Sanskrit language using Devanagari script. The inscriptions state that Suhavadevi, queen of Prithviraja II, the Chahamana King in the year 1168 CE, gave donations for the construction of the temple.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, and Chittorgarh
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- The mukhamandapa (front porch) of the Suhaveshwar Temple is built on a trabeated system. The beams of the mukhamandapa connect to the concentric circles of the ceiling. The circular ceiling is made up of concentric circles of cusps. These diminish in size, and the centre is decorated with a suspending floral medallion.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Menal, Temple, and Shiva
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- Seen here is the domical ceiling in the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Suhaveshwar Temple. It is composed of concentric circles made up of small cusps. Each inner circle is offset a little from the outer circle. The centre of the ceiling has a suspended lotus medallion. The ceiling rests on eight pillars. Just above the pillar capitals, the circular portion of the ceiling has small square brackets with sculptures.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, and Chittorgarh
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- Seen here are the details of the mukhamandapa (front porch) of the matha (monastic or residential building) of the Suhaveshwar Temple. The entrance of the mukhamandapa is flanked by two walls which must have had kakshasanas (seat backs) above it. The corners are marked by pillars. In front of the mukhamandapa is an enclosed space that might have been used as a shrine of the matha. The pillars of the matha are plain, made up of rectangular stone slats with minimal ornamentation.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Menal, Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Suhaveshwar Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Temple, and Shiva
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- This is a view of the matha (monastic or residential), in the Suhaveshwar temple complex, from the eastern side. It is comprised of two long rectangular blocks, with the block on the back side slightly offset from the front. The upper storey of the matha has windows and balconies. The side walls of the upper storey have been restored.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, Mahanaleshwar, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Shiva, Suhaveshwar Temple, Temple, Jodhpur Circle, Suhavadevi, Rajasthan, Mahanal Temple and Math, Arnoraja II, Chittorgarh, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Menal, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple, and Architecture
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image
- Description:
- The upper floor of the matha (monastic or residential) in the Suhaveshwar temple complex has a balcony that is right above the mukhamandapa (front porch) on the ground floor. This balcony is made up of four pillars that support a flat ceiling. The base of the balcony has an opening that leads to a small room. The layout and style of this balcony is similar to the transepts in the mandapas (pillared halls) of the Suhaveshwar and Mahanaleshwar temples.
- Keyword:
- Temples of India, 8th to 13th centuries CE, Mauryas of Medapata, Mahanal Temple and Math, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Rajasthan, Suhavadevi, Chittorgarh, Mahanaleshwar, Arnoraja II, Mahanaleshwar Temple, Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Architecture, Shiva, Jodhpur Circle, Mahanal Temple, Menal, Temple, and Suhaveshwar Temple
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Swapna Joshi
- Owner:
- tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Location:
- Chittorgarh
- Date Uploaded:
- 13-06-2024
- Date Modified:
- 14-06-2024
- Rights Statement Tesim:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Image