The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s3.9

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In each of the three central bays of the ceiling, before the shrine, is a finely carved image slab. That in the centre bears a representation of Śiva, that on the north of the centre has Viṣṇu upon Śesha, and in the southern bay is Brahmā (Fig. 8). The images of these three deities occur in the panels of the ceilings of several of the oldest temples here. Upon the two side walls of the shrine, outside, are other images, namely, a standing image of Viṣṇu on the north side, and an image of Bhairava on the south, while presiding upon the door lintel is Garuḍa. Upon the front of one of the pillars, in the front row, is an image of Narasiṃha, and there are dvārapālas upon the two pillars which flank the shrine door.