Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath

The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, still worshipped , at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of [vrindawan] (Waldhuni) river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station (East). The temple was built in 1060 AD^[1] beautifully carved in stone. It was probably built by Shilahara king Chhittaraja, it may also have been rebuilt by his son Mummuni.^[2]

Unusually, the sanctuary or

There's also a possibility that the shikhar here represents of Sky as the name suggests Ambarnath which means the Sky. अंबर in sanskrit is sky. So the shikhar here is sky and thus the tower might have not stopped abruptly.^[citation needed]

The mandapa has three porches Much of the exterior figure carving is damaged, but some female and divine figures remain.^[6]

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Further reading

• Harle, J.C., The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, 2nd edn. 1994, Yale University Press Pelican History of Art,
  ISBN 0300062176
  .
• Michell, George, The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, 1989, Penguin Books,
  ISBN 0140081445
  .
• Kanitkar, Kumud, "Ambarnath Shivalaya" A Monograph on the Temple at Ambarnath, Mumbai 2013, (
  ISBN 978-93-5104-580-9
  ).

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