The NAVARANGA

The NAVARANGA of the temple is beautiful and has niches with lovely towers. The images contained in the niches are : LAKSHMEENAARAAYANA (ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾರಾಯಣ), aaseena ANIRUDDHA ( G -S-P-C ), aaseena SARASVATEE, GANESHA (ಆಸೀನ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ, ಗಣೇಶ)four armed sthaanaka LAKSHMEE ( Padma, chakra, shankha, phala ), four armed aaseena LAKSHMEE ( paasha, shankha, chakra, kalasha ), and YOGAANARASIMHA.
There are nine BHUVANESHVARIS each with a different design. Beginning from the east and going clockwise they are : 
1. Concentric circles.
2. Concentric sixteen stars.
3. Concentric octagons
4. Concentric SRICHAKRAS (ಶ್ರೀಚಕ್ರ)
5. Concentric octagons.
6. Concentric squares.
7. Concentric eight-pointed stars.
8. Concentric octagons.
9. Central Bhuvaneshvari - three concentric rows of horse-shoe arches  with a PADMA and a pendant.

Note : photography not allowed inside The NAVARANGA

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