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Siva Dvarapalaka

Shrine and Mandapam

The typical temple in the Papanasanam complex is only a shrine with a pyramidal roof surmounted by a kalasa finial. The outer walls of the shrine are undecorated but most temples have a sculpted entrance frame. In this temple, the entrance is further embellished with two dvarapalakas. There is also a mandapam with granite columns supporting a granite ceiling. The columns are square at the centre and base, multi-faceted elsewhere, and have circular capitals.

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