| The temple is
situated at the foot of the hill from under which perennial mineral spring’s flow out
into the fields. springs, which flow from beneath the Linga of the temple into the tank in
front of it. The sacred shrine is surrounded by Mantapas on all sides. The temple is unique in many respects. The Vimana over the Garbhagriha is
built purely in the Nagari style, which is characteristic of North India. Like the several
Jain temples it has a Sikara at the top, shooting up to the skies in vertical lines. The
popular legend is that a Rasa Siddha Of the north built the Vimana and to pay the wages
for the laborers, he made the workers put up sand mounds and by his Mantra Sakti produced
wealth equal to the services rendered by, them. Consistent with this version main gate of
the temple faces the west which general indicative of Deva or Risbi Pratishta. |
