A closer view of the sculptures on the base of the pillar of the mukhamandapa (front porch). These sculptures are mostly of surasundaris (celestial damsels). The base of the pillar has mouldings that resemble the kumbha (pot), kalasha (a pitcher), and kapotali (cyma recta) mouldings in a temple plinth.
The west-facing entrance of the temple has a mukhamandapa (front porch) with ornate pillars. Octagonal in section, the pillars have circular rings of intricate designs on the shaft, and the base is decorated with sculptures. The pillars are made of a different stone than the main temple.
The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is situated amidst dense vegetation, at the foothills, inside the Sariska Tiger Reserve. The temple, built out of sandstone, stands out in the greenery spread across the plains.
Seen here is the eastern elevation of the Nilkantha Mahadev Temple. The central shrine is the best preserved of all shrines in the tri-kuta (triple-shrine) temple. The Latina nagara (mono-spired) variety of shikhara atop the central shrine of the Neelkanth Mahadev temple has been renovated.
This is the east-facing elevation of the central shrine in the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. The bhadra (central projection) image on the exterior wall facing east, contains a unique composite image called the Harihararka (or Hariharapitamaharka), which is a depiction wherein Shiva, Vishnu, and Surya (and plausibly Brahma) have been incorporated into one sculpture. The three-faced figure is shown sitting on a chariot of seven horses, holding the attributes of all its representative deities.
A closer view of the lalatabimba (key stone of the lintel) of the dvarashakha (doorjamb) of the central 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 a goddess on the left. The extreme corner rathikas are not easily accessible. Since the central rathika of the lintel has a Shiva image, the lalatabimba has an image of Nandi.
Closer view of the pillar in the central chatuski of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple. This pillar typology is similar to the pillars of the mukhamandapa (front porch). Octagonal shafts with foliage ornamentation, maladharas sculptures on all sides of the shafts are characteristics of the pillar.
Sculpture of Ganesha on the kumbha moulding corresponding to the bhadra (central projection) of the north lateral shrine in the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple complex.