History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c25.s9.4

v2.c25.s9.4

In front of the great Sûrya temple at Mudherâ in Gujarât there stood a fine Kîrtti-stambha gateway, but the whole of the pediment has fallen, and only the pillars, 24 ft. 6 in. high, remain standing of the structure erected in A.D. 1026. But, besides the arch at the Rudra Mahâlaya at Siddhapur, about 32 ft. in height, but now considerably injured, there are at Vadnagar, the ancient Ânandapur, two fine examples almost entire, about 35½ ft. in height. The photographic view (Plate XXIV.), will enable the reader to form an idea of the style of these Gujarât Kîrtti-stambhas. They must have belonged to some large temple in this once notable sacred city. Another smaller but similar gateway, of nearly 23 ft. total height, stands above a KÎRTTI-STAMBHA AT VADNAGAR.