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Samhita specifications. The doorway is flanked by Yamuna and Ganga, and has a Garuda at the lalatabimba. This means that the temple was originally a Vishnu temple. It was likely abandoned after its desecration after the 12th century, claimed centuries later when a Shiva linga was re-inserted into the sanctum.
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The surviving sections of the temple show the design elements described in the architecture section of the early Sanskrit encyclopedia. The 2.29 meter square-plan sanctum occupies 16 squares of the 64-square plan. The space for mandapa, the bhadra niches, pratiratha and karna all follow the Brihat
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The Mahua Nagara temple, sometimes called the Mahua Shiva temple number 2, is an exemplary example of a 64-square plan implementation of Vastupurushamandala as documented in ancient Brihat Samhita text. The temple stands is in ruins and supported by scaffolding.
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