A royal figure who is heavily jeweled holding a garland. Whether this is a representation of the patron, King Vigraharaja IV, is a matter of pure speculation.
The only major image depicting the divinity of Shiva is a four-armed portrayal of Bhairav on a temple shaft near the entrance of the temple, in the mandapa, and is practically the first religious image one encounters when visiting the temple. He wears the necklace of a serpent, but other identifying attributes have deteriorated over time. His heavily jeweled naked body clearly reveals his genitalia.
The lintel of the sanctum-doorway shows a two-armed depiction of Lakulisha seated in padmasana in dhyanmudra, carrying a lakuta, or club, in his left hand and a fruit in his right hand—part of his standard iconography—inside a niche on the lalatabimba. On either side of the lintel is a four-armed depiction of Brahma on the left and of Vishnu on the right. Replacement of the image of Shiva with Lakulisha at the lintel niches of the sanctum doorway was once a common feature of the Pashupata tradition.
Unlike other apsaras (celestial damsels) carved on the shaft of pillars, she is the only one crowned and holds a cup in her left hand while the right-hand holds something dipped in the cup. Several images from the Harshnath Temple Complex show a cup being held, signifying the nectar of bliss experienced after the completion of tantric-sadhana, while the fingers of the other hands are sometimes dipped into the cup. However, associating an obscure image of a damsel with some tantric connotations might have a little support.
On one of the pillars in the mandapa of the Bisaldeo Temple is a short inscription that mentions the name of ‘Jogi Achpantadhaja’ or ‘Yogi Achintyadhvaja'.
The flattened dough is then cooked on a tava heated from underneath. Koli women typically use a cast-iron tava for this purpose. The bhakri is cooked on both sides until it is golden brown, being flipped multiple times during this process to ensure that it is cooked evenly.
Kolambi (spicy fried prawn) is another popular Koli dish. The prawns are prepared with spices like turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala and red fried to give them a red color.
Goddess Lakshmi in her form as Gajalakshmi (Lakshmi garlanded by a pair of elephants) hangs on the wall of the stall. Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. The Koli women offer incense to Lakshmi in the morning, before business commences, and after sunset, the same way they do at their homes.