Broken fragments and debris from the original temple assembled on the adhisthana on the southeast side. Relief carvings of geometric, flora and fauna motifs feature all around the adhisthana. Seen here is a carving of a peacock.
Tablet-like plaques are placed on the adhisthana (facing east). These plaques depict various types of flora and fauna as well as hybrid creatures like kinnara, vyala, and makara. The plaques are tightly arranged, richly detailed, and deeply carved, creating contrasting shadows that make the artwork look three-dimensional in sunlight. The central artwork of the plaque is in the form of a circular medallion surrounded by a foliage motif. The medallion shows a kinnara (having the upper body of a human male and the lower body of a bird) with its tail forming a creeper motif. Kinnaras and kinnaris (having the upper body of a human female) are divine musicians who are skilled in dance, music, and poetry. The rest of the plaque surface is decorated with ardha padma (half lotus) and kalpa lata (creeper) motifs.
Tablet-like plaques are placed on the adhisthana (facing east). These plaques depict various types of flora and fauna as well as hybrid creatures like kinnara, vyala, and makara. The plaques are tightly arranged, richly detailed, and deeply carved, creating contrasting shadows that make the artwork look three-dimensional in sunlight. The central artwork of the plaque is in the form of a circular medallion surrounded by a foliage motif. Seen in this plaque, simha (lion) vyala and gaja (elephant) vyala engaged in a fight. The rest of the plaque is decorated with ardha padma (half lotus) and kalpa lata (creeper) motifs.
Tablet-like plaques are placed on the adhisthana (facing east). These plaques depict various types of flora and fauna as well as hybrid creatures like kinnara, vyala, and makara. The plaques are tightly arranged, richly detailed, and deeply carved, creating contrasting shadows which make the artwork look three-dimensional in sunlight. The central artwork of the plaque is in the form of a circular medallion surrounded by a foliage motif. The medallion in the centre of the plaque has a kirtimukha (face of glory). The rest of the plaque surface is decorated with ardha padma (half lotus) and kalpa lata (creeper) motifs.
Broken debris from the original temple assembled on the southeast face of the adhisthana. U-shaped rounded stones are assembled on the parapet, but their position or purpose in the original temple is unknown. The structure juts out from the adhisthana with a continuation of the motif from it.
Front view of Harshat Mata Temple and Nandi shrine (east). The original stone temple was built in the Mahameru style and was destroyed and replaced by a circular domed structure at a later period when the temple was reconstructed. The present temple has used broken fragments from the original temple in the foundation and pillars and a mix of modern materials in the dome and remaining parts.
Tablet-like plaques are placed on the adhisthana (facing east). These plaques depict various types of flora and fauna as well as hybrid creatures like kinnara, vyala, and makara. The plaques are tightly arranged, richly detailed, and deeply carved, creating contrasting shadows that make the artwork look three-dimensional in sunlight. The central artwork of the plaque is in the form of a circular medallion surrounded by a foliage motif. In this medallion, a bird (likely a peacock) with its head bent downwards is integrated with a creeper motif. The rest of the plaque is covered with ardha padma (half lotus) and kalpa lata (creeper) motifs.
Broken fragments and debris from the original temple assembled on the north face of the adhisthana. Most fragments assembled here were once part of the shikhara of the original temple, other subsidiary structures, and associated parts like the urushringa (subsidiary tower projecting from the sides of the main shikhara). The original shikhara was destroyed and replaced by a circular dome at a later period.
Tablet-like plaques are placed on the adhisthana (facing east). These plaques depict various types of flora and fauna as well as hybrid creatures like kinnara, vyala, and makara. The plaques are tightly arranged, richly detailed, and deeply carved, creating contrasting shadows that make the artwork look three-dimensional in sunlight. U-shaped rounded stones are assembled on the parapet, but their position or purpose in the original temple is unknown. The central artwork of the plaque is in the form of a circular medallion surrounded by a foliage motif. The plaques are separated by squat pillars which have a square base, an octagonal shaft, and a square capital. The pillars are decorated with ardha padma (half lotus) and kalpa lata (creeper) motifs.