Dated: ~9th century CE or older
Basically, it has an unusual configuration: shrine-like in that it has a sanctuary only, no pillared pavilions or mandapa; and a barrel-vaulted roof on top of a Hindu mandir.
In plan, it is a rectangular structure. It has a tower built in masonry, in nagari architectural style with a barrel vaulted roof, 30 meters in height. In the past, the niches in the outer walls had sculptures installed in them but now have horseshoe arch or gavakshas (ventilator openings) with arched motifs. The gavaksha design has been compared to a trefoil, a honeycomb design with a series of receding pointed arches within an arch that allows a "play of light and shadow."
The entrance door has a torana, or archway, with exquisitely sculpted images of river goddesses, romantic couples, foliation decoration, and a Garuda.
Diamond and lotus designs are seen on the horizontal band at the top of the arch.
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