Papanath Temple

P apanat ha Templ e i s d e d ica t e d t o M u ktesw a ra co n stru ct e d in 7 40 A.D. I n iti a ll y, the co n stru ct i o n w as st a r t e d w i t h N a g ara st yl e , b u t l a t e r i t w a s s w itch e d t o D ravi d i a n st yl e . T hi s co m bi n a ti o n o f so u t h &nor t h I nd ianch ar ac t er s, na m el y D ravidian& N ag a ra, so m e sch olars refer to as Ves a ra. The S hikh ar a b e l o ng s to t h e R e kh a - N a ga ra t yp e w h ile t h e ot h er cha ract e r s l ike sh a la, ku ta & h ara b e l o n g to theDr avi diant yp e. T he scu lpt or s w ho de signedVir u pa ksha t em ple also de si gn ed P a pa na tha tem pl e, na m el y S ar vasi dd hi A char i , B el ad eva & C ha ng am m a. T h e w all sur f a ce s a re r e li eve d w i t h n ich e s ( d eva kos h thas) h o u sin g S ai va &Vaishnavad e ities & de pi cti ng ep i sod es fr om theRam ayan a. P i l l ar s o f t h e entr an ce po r ch be ar K innar a c ou pl es & e ng ag ed col um ns ha ve t he fi g ures of D va ra p a las. Li o ns & sa r d u l a s a re ca rved a t t h e co r n e rs above t h e ent a b l a ture & t h e ce ilingp a n e l d e pict s d an ci n g S i va w it h P a r va t i & m usicians & fl yi n g fi g u res. S o m e i n for m a t ion a b o u t t h e i n si d e o f t h e te m p l e , Pill a rs & p ilast e r s o f t h e o t h e r m a n d a p a ' s a re r e l i eve d w it h m e d i u m -si ze d g r a ce f ul scu l pt u r e s o f d a m se l s & co u pl e s ( mi t h u n a s) in p l ayf u l m o o ds . T he cen t ral ba y ce ili ng of the sa bh a- m anda pa i s a do rned w i t h pa n el s d ep icti ng A na ntas aya na su rr o un d e d by the D i kp a l a s, n a g ar a j a & G a j a l ak sh m i fr o m ea st t o w es t. H e re fi gur es o f r e a rin g li o n s are ca r e d p r o j e ct i n g f r o ma b ov e t h e e n t a b l a t u r e . C e n tr a l ce i l i n g o f t h e a r d h a - m a n d a p a h a s r e l i e f scul p t ure of dancin g S i va in t h e co m p a ny o f P a r va t i &musicians. T h e w e stern ceili n g he r e h a s fi g u re of N ag ar aj a. B ot h t he m an da pa ' s & t he san ct um have orna t e d oo r f rames.

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Papanatha Temple is d edicated to Mukteswara constructed in 740 A.D. Initially, the construction

was started with Nagara style, but later it was s witched to Dravidian style. This combination of south& north Indian characters, namely D ravidian & Nagara, some scholars r efer t o as Vesara. TheShikhara belongs t o the Rekha-Nagara type while the other cha racters l ike shala, kuta & hara belongto the Dravidian type. The sculptors w ho designed Virupaksha t emple a lso designed Papanathatemple, namely Sarvasiddhi Achari, Beladeva & Changamma.

The wall surfaces a re relieved with niches ( devakoshthas) housing Saiva & Vaishnava deities &depicting episodes f rom the Ramayana.

Pillars o f the e ntrance porch bear Kinnara c ouples & engaged columns have t he gures ofDvarapalas. Lions & sardulas a re carved at the corners a bove the entablature & the ceiling paneldepicts d ancing Siva with Parvati & musicians & ying gures.Some information about the inside of the temple, Pillars & pilasters o f the other mandapa's a rerelieved with medium-sized graceful sculptures o f damsels & couples ( mithunas) in playful moods.

The central bay ce iling of the sabha-mandapa is a dorned with panels d epicting Anantasayanasurrounded by the Dikpalas, nagaraja & Gajalakshmi from east to west. Here gures of rearing lionsare cared projecting from above the entablature. Central ceiling of the ardha-mandapa has r eliefsculpture of dancing S iva in the company o f Parvati & musicians. The w estern ceiling here has g ureof Nagaraja. Both the mandapa's & the sanctum have ornate d oorframes.