Famous Temples in India

Architecture

The temple is facing in East direction made by full of bricks. Temple architecture evolved slightly differently in different regions, such as the distinct features of Orissa, Kashmir and Bengal temples, but it can be generally classified under three categories — Nagara (North), Dravida (South) and Vesara styles. The entrance into the sanctum shows one of the first uses of a semi-circular doorway. The temple has a tall pyramidical spire (shikhara) above the inner sanctum (garbha griha). The shikhara tower in Nagara temples has a sloping curve as they rise and are topped by an amalaka (a large fluted disk) and also a small spherical pot known as the kalash. The walls of the temple are decorated with terracotta sculptures of God and Goddesses like Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, Vishnu etc. 

Description of the architecture and layout of Bhitargaon temple - The construction material is bricks and terracotta. The brick size is 18 x 9 x 3 and the other salient features are the following -

• The size of platform on which the temple is built is 36 feet x 47 feet.
• The santum is 15 feet x 15 feet internally.
• The santum is double story and the wall thickness is 8 feet.
• The total height from ground to top is 68.25 feet.
• There is no window for this temple.
• The terracotta sculpture depicts both secular and religious theme such as deities like Ganesha and Durga Mahisasurmardini. Myths and stories representing abduction of Sita and the penance of Nara-Narayana. 
• Shikara is a stepped pyramid and got damaged by thunder in 1894.