Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them v2.c19.s1.85

v2.c19.s1.85

The northern shrine has inside its sanctum a Sivaliñga installed on a *yonipaTTa*. The rear wall of the sanctum is carved with two niches, one of which contains a donor, a royal couple (probably Siddharaja Jaisingh with his wife). A female is seen holding a parasol above the head of the bearded king the head of whose wife has been chopped off. The pilasters of this niche are highly ornamented. The other niche contains an image of a queen standing in *tribhañga*. Her both hands and head have been chopped off. She is flanked on either side by two female attendants standing in *tribhañga*. (Pl. XVIII). Both of these sculptures are of white marble. The other images which are at present kept in the sanctum are: