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Medieval Sculpture: Paranagar (Alwar)
| Title: | Medieval Sculpture: Paranagar (Alwar) | | Author: | Jayakar, Pupul | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 12 Issue no. 2; March 1959, p. 60-63 | | Abstract: | Paranagar (Alwar) may have been associated with the Jaina Tirthankara Parasnatha. The city gateway, built by Jaya Singh Raja of Jaipur in 1689, makes it likely that the place was important till the 18th century. The main temple is dedicated to Neelkantheshwar (blue-throated god) Shiva, and an inscription dated VS 1010 (956 CE) ascribes the temple to Bargujar Raja Ajayapala. The pillars are carved with nayikas and frescos, while the garbhagriha has a black stone lingam. Other images found are of Shiva as Tripurantaka, Surya, and dancing Ganesha. Besides the ruins of a Jaina temple, the largest mound west of Garha village indicates some very early temples (mostly dated to the 9th-10th centuries). Some of the sculptures belong to the Gurjara-Pratihara period (6th-8th centuries). Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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