CHITRAKARINI
Presiding Deity : Chamunda Devi
Significance : Belongs to the Later Group temples of Orissa.
Like the 'Brahmesvara'
temple, the Chitrakarini temple, with four subsidiary shrines at the
corners, is of the 'Panchayatana' (five-shrined) type, the whole group
enclosed by a compound-wall. In surface -treatment, however, the 'Deul'
approximates more to the Sari group of temples. Built on a low undecorated
platform with projections, it is 'Pancha-Ratha' on plan, with a division
of the corner 'Ratha' all through.
The Jagmohana & The Duel
The decoration of the roof of the 'Jagamohana' is a departure from the
established type; the 'Pidhas' are arranged in two tiers as usual, but on
each tier there is a row of replicas of the pyramidal roof, one on each
projection.
Two of the friezes, both of them depicted on the lintels of the
non-functional banister windows of the 'Jagamohana', deserve special
attention; the one on the south side depicts a marriage, probably of Shiva
and Parvati, while that on the north shows Krishna playing on his flute
amidst his enchanted followers and cattle listening with rapt attention.
Of the three overhanging mouldings above the south lintel, the topmost is
notable for a procession including riders on camels.
Both the 'Deul' and 'Jagamohana' are marked by an abundance of erotic
figures. Within the sanctum is in worship an image of Chamunda Devi.
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