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Taraka Brahma This temple stands in a large courtyard (now part of a mosque) and is very different from the other Nava Brahma temples, indicating that it is possibly from a later period. The shrine raised on a plinth has no mandapa but is fronted by a large porch with square pillars. The tower is raised on a high square base and seems to have the shala-kuta arrangement of Dravidian temples rather than the ratha and amalaka (sikhara) arrangement of the other Alampur temples. The sukanasa projection in front of the tower is much larger than usual but the image within it is undecipherable.

Makaras

Base Panels

Siva Dakshinamurti

Mahishamardhini

Padma Brahma

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Photos and Text © Amit Guha

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