| The
excavations carried out both inside and outside the temple clearly proved that this was
the temple constructed by Ganda Brihaspati in the time of Kumarapala in 1169 and referred
to in the Bhadrakali inscription. In front of the
mandapas, there was a wide open space with an entrance door and kirtistambhas. Its
sankhadwara can still be seen. Some of the kirtistambhas were also found. From the way it
was built, it is clear that there were porches with beautifully carved toranas in front of
the mandapas. The gudha mandapa must have had four domes; and the nritya Mandapa, three,
built with white local stone, which was found at a distance of three miles from Somanatha
is non-corrosive. |
