Intricately carved rear of the Mahadev Temple at Tambdi Surla, with beautiful mountains of the Western Ghats in backdrop.
The Temple that survived the ravages and preserved intact amidst serene picturesque Anmod ghats where a stream flows with lush green background, dedicated to Lord Shiva and belong to 13th century the Goa - Kadamba dynasty contribution. The Temple consists of Garbhagriha, Antarala and pillared Nandi mandapa and built of basalt. The mandapa had balustrade entrances on three sides with Kakashasana arrangement. The four pillars embellished with fine carvings of Elephant and chains support a stone ceiling decorated with intricately carved Lotus flowers of Ashtakon Antrala and Garbhagriha of the temple had remarkable resemblance with kalleshwara temple at Balambi of Dharwad Dist. and Jain Temple at Belgaum. The perforated stone latticed screen with Devakostas decorate the main entrance of the garbhagriha suggesting strong influence of Hoyasala art. The moulded adhistana is raised by a simple wall relieved by simple pilaster designs, deprived of intricate decoration. The two tiered Kadamba - Nagara Vimana was embellished with sculptured steles like Lakshmi - Narayana and Vishnu Janardan besides miniature Gajalakshmi flanked by Ganesa and Saraswati on northern, dancing Siva, Siva - Parvati on western and Bhairava and Brahma on the southern faces, while towards east was occupied by Sukanasi. There was synchronization of faith that revealed through the presence of Vaishnavite deities although the temple is dedicated to Siva thus imparts an unique place in Goa - Kadamba temple architecture.
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Location: Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla, Near Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary, Surla, Sanguem, Goa, India
Photo credit: © Arunabh Bhattacharjee / Alamy / Afripics
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