Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c13.s8: Kothali
Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c13.s8
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Kothali
c13.s8.1
At Kothali, twelve miles south-east of Pimpalgāon-Rājā in the Buldānā District, are two old temples of the "Hemādpanti" class. The largest—the temple of Mahādeva—is in the town, and has three shrines with one common hall. It faces the east and has Gaṇeśa over the shrine doorways, all of which are elaborately carved. In the main shrine is an old square śaluṅka with a circular hole for a liṅga; but the latter has gone. In the side shrine, on the north, is a liṅga, but the shrine on the south is empty. The hall has no pillars. The porch before the entrance has fallen, the platform, only, remaining. Out in front of this porch stand the ruins of what was once, perhaps, the Nandi pavilion, but it is ruined. Beyond this, again, are the remains of the main entrance to the temple courtyard with its steps. The śikhara was probably built of brickwork, since some brick masonry remains upon the roof and no carved śikhara stones lie about. (Plate CXI.)
c13.s8.2
The second temple is outside the village to the south-east. It is dedicated to Chintāmaṇi, and faces west. It is made up of a shrine and a maṇḍapa, the latter being supported upon four pillars. Gaṇeśa presides upon the lintel. The shrine doorway is carved, but not so elaborately as in the first temple.