Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c8.s2.5

c8.s2.5

The shrine doorway, which is neatly decorated, has Gaṇapati upon the dedicatory block above, and on the threshold, on either side of the centre, is the *kīrttimukha*. In a frieze of small niches at the top, above the cornice, are images of Śiva in the centre with the *saptamātṛīs*, or seven mothers, and Gaṇapati on either side of him. In the middle of the floor of the shrine is a *liṅga*, and in the centre of the back wall is a niche to hold an image.