Kalika Mata Temple, New Dhrewad
| Kalika Mata Temple, Old Dhrewad | |
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ASI State Protected Monument (N-GJ-122) |
The Kalika Mata Temple is located at New Dhrewad in
Location and history
The temple belongs to
Architecture
M. A. Dhaky and Nanavati has classified this temple of Vimanakara type due to its shikhara (spire) with neo-Dravidic subtype.[1]
The east-facing temple is a sandhara (sanctuary with an interior ambulatory) type temple with its adhisthana (base) visible at the few places. The sequence of carvings is as follow: large padma (inverted cyma recta), kusuma, vajana ("plank-edge" moulding), kandhara (necking), uttara (beam), urdhvapadma (upper cyma moulding), kapota (roll cornice) and pattika (plain band). Padma is not yet evolved into Kumbha (pot) visible in future Nagara class temples and kumuda are very large and not yet evolved in kalasha (urn).[1]
The square cella has plain walls crowned with an urdhvapadma with dog tongue carvings and a kapota. The shikhara superstructure has five tiers, each having
The mandapa hall is closed from sides with plain walls. There is a window at the centre with a dandachadya (corrugated hood) and surasenaka (trefoil chaitya dormer) above it. A band of "rafter’s ends" and a kapota runs on the top area of the walls. There are four bhadraka (square pillar with recesses) type pillars in the centre. The mukhamandapa (entry porch) seems later addition.[1]
References
- ^ "ધ્રેવાડના મંદિરની તંત્ર દ્વારા જગ્યાની જાળવણી થતી હોવાની લોકોમાં બૂમ". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
