. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. ecent origin. There are, neverthe-less, ancient objects of interest in it. The door-way of the ancient temple displays remarkablesculptural skill and indicates the great architec-tural beauty which the temple possessed at onetime. This doorway is made of granite. Thereis a figure of the goddess Kamala or Gaja-Laksmion its upper portion and that of two Dvarapalas(gatekeepers) on the lower portion. It is deco-rated all over with carved creepers and leaves ofvarious kinds. We can well imagine from theserelics how beautiful the original temple was. Ina
. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. ecent origin. There are, neverthe-less, ancient objects of interest in it. The door-way of the ancient temple displays remarkablesculptural skill and indicates the great architec-tural beauty which the temple possessed at onetime. This doorway is made of granite. Thereis a figure of the goddess Kamala or Gaja-Laksmion its upper portion and that of two Dvarapalas(gatekeepers) on the lower portion. It is deco-rated all over with carved creepers and leaves ofvarious kinds. We can well imagine from theserelics how beautiful the original temple was. Ina dark room of the temj)le there are brokenimages of eighteen-handed Durga, eight-handedDurga, four-handed Parvati, Kaumari and ofmany other goddesses. There is a doorway onthe western side of the court-yard. On the leftportion of it there is a figure of Ksetrapala andon the right portion that of a four-handed a niche on the southern wall of the templethere is an image of Gane9a, on the eastern ARCH^OLOGICAL SUHVRY. Temple of Maninagegvara near Bhimpur.
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