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The drawing:

• This is the floor plan of the Pataleshwar caves temple, also called Pataleshwar temple of Pune (Pataleswar mandir, Panchalesvara cave, Bhamburde caves in Pune). It marks the entrance, a circular covered mandapa for the Nandi, a pillared mandapa and three sanctums.

• The site was surveyed by W.F. Sinclair, and a report published in Indian Antiquary Volume 6, pp. 98–99 (Year: 1877). During his survey, he noted that the entire site has been dedicated to Shiva. He added that the central cella is dedicated to a Shiva linga, the left to Parvati and the right to Ganesha.

• The temple's architectural plan follows the square and circle principle found in historic Sanskrit texts.

• GPS location of the monument:

18° 31′ 37″ N, 73° 50′ 59″ E

View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

18.526944; 73.849722

• The relative scale and relative dimensions in this architectural drawing are close to the actual but neither exact nor complete. The plan illustrates the design and layout, but some intricate details or parts of the temple may not be shown. In cases where exact measurements were not feasible, the drawing uses best approximations and rounds the best measurements feasible. This plan uses the measurements taken by W.F. Sinclair in 1877 and published in 1880 (James Fergusson, The Cave Temples of India, Plate LXIX).

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