Kalika Mata Temple, New Dhrewad
The Kalika Mata Temple is located at New Dhrewad in Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India.
Location and history
The temple belongs to Maitraka period. The temple is one of the two ancient temples located near the village, other being Rajal Vejal Mata temple. The temple is inscribed as the Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.Architecture
M. A. Dhaky and Nanavati has classified this temple of Vimanakara type due to its shikhara with neo-Dravidic subtype.The east-facing temple is a sandhara type temple with its adhisthana visible at the few places. The sequence of carvings is as follow: large padma, kusuma, vajana, kandhara, uttara, urdhvapadma, kapota and pattika. Padma is not yet evolved into Kumbha visible in future Nagara class temples and kumuda are very large and not yet evolved in kalasha.
The square cella has plain walls crowned with an urdhvapadma with dog tongue carvings and a kapota. The shikhara superstructure has five tiers, each having chandrashala carvings in decreasing numbers from five to one. The last tier is flanked by half dormers. It is crowned by an amlasaraka and a kalasha which may be added later. There is no deity inside the cella. There are some idols placed inside now.
The mandapa hall is closed from sides with plain walls. There is a window at the centre with a dandachadya and surasenaka above it. A band of "rafter’s ends" and a kapota runs on the top area of the walls. There are four bhadraka type pillars in the centre. The mukhamandapa seems later addition.