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This grand temple of Shiva was built in 12th century AD by the local Rajput rulers in Malva style of temple architecture.This is enclosed by a prakara. Built of huge slabs of micaceous schist and gneiss, the three-storeyed temple has imposing appearance. Its sanctum, which is sunk 2.7 m below the ground level, has a false ceiling over which rises the sikhara with prominent ratha projections. It has a narrow antarala preceded by sabhamandapa with a samvarana roof and three entrance porches. There are two inscriptions in the temple, one by Maharawal Sesmal (AD 1586-1606) and the other by Maharawal Gopinath (AD 1424-47).
Notification No. | Act No. LXXI of 1951 dated 28.11.1951 |
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Ownership Status | Government |
Topographical Features | Situated on the bank of Som river. |
1 | Chandramani Singh (ed.), Protected Monuments of Rajasthan (Jaipur 2002); |
2 | K.K. Sehgal (ed.), Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Dungarpur (Jaipur 1974); and |
3 | K.V. Soundara Rajan, Indian Temple Styles (New Delhi 1972). |
Locality | Tehsil | District | State |
Deo Somnath | Dungarpur | Dungarpur | Rajasthan |
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