Modhera Sun Temple, Assembly/Dancing Hall, 30th Oct 2018

The open pillared hall, ranga mandapa or sabha mandapa, seen from the main temple :

The main temple seen from the assembly hall :

Seen from the south-east :

There are 52 pillars in the hall.

The taller pillars holding up the domical ceiling :

The pillars are spanned by arches.

The arches are of two types triangular and semi-circular.

One of the shorter pillars :

The shorter pillars rest on the half-wall and support the roof.

The central domed ceiling :

Looking south to north :

The sacred reservoir, kunda, is on the other side (east) of the assembly hall :

The kirti-torana (triumphant arch) between the kunda and the ranga mandapa :

Only the pillars remain.

Another torana is in the back ground.

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