[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c36.42 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.42 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.42 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36.42) The excavation conducted in an oblong area of 37 by 18 m has revealed the remains of large temple, its parts being mainly decorated jambs, plinths, pillars and pilasters, fragments of \*toraṇas\* and arches and the like, besides sculptures, noteworthy of them being those of Śiva and Śaivite deities, Bhairava, Pārvatī and Nandin, Sūrya, Viṣṇu, Lakṣmī and Vārāhī, in various poses and with their respective attributes. The operation has also shown that the main temple on the site had subsidiary shrines containing deities in the four directions. An interesting find is a slab showing the figures of a pair of boars being attacked by a pair of tigers, the tiger pouncing upon the boar going ahead and the tigress biting the sow from behind. On stylistic grounds the sculptures can be assigned to the pre-Paramāra period, i.e., to about the 8th-10th centuries. Besides the other minor objects the find of a number of fragments of weapons of iron, e.g., parts of scimitars, arrowheads and mace-heads, may show that a skirmish took place on this site against enemies. - [Previous: v2.c36.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36.41) - [Next: v2.c36.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36.43) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c36.42) · Pramāṇa