Back Alley and Eastern Turn to River toward the ghat (site 21-01)

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Title: Back Alley and Eastern Turn to River toward the ghat (site 21-01)
Subject -- Topic: Hindu temples--India
Coordinates: 24.777567, 85.009500
Brief history (ext)
Local tradition (ext)
Location (ext): Path from northern entrance to Vishnupad back alley to the river between Adi Gadadhara temple and Uttaradi math
Topographical Features (ext): On the eastern slope of the Mundaprshta hill
Usage (ext): Active worship
General remarks (ext): A thoroughfare from Vishnupad northern entrance to ghat
Structure (ext): 1. northern entrance -l several images are plastered in the western wall, two were grilled -- 2. two are on the eastern wall -- 3. several were in a niche cum small 5' shrine -- 4. Shiva linga and a small fragment in a small chamber on southern wall -- 5. two panels stuck in a water tank and two more were stuck in the wall on the way to the ghat -- 6. three images at exit to Gadadhara ghat --
Approach (ext): from Vishnupad to the Gadadhara ghat
Airport (ext): Gaya
Building materials (ext): Brick
stone
Railway station (ext): Gaya
Bus stand (ext): Gaya
Conservation_assessment (ext)
Protection status (ext): Not all are well protected
Ownership (ext): Vishnupada Prabandhakarini Samiti Ilake Chaudahasaiya Gayapala -- current head of committee is Shankaralala Pathak (Ghadiwala)
Present condition (ext): Decent
PID: sciGaya:site021-01