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To
the east of the Bharateshwara image stand two mantapas, side by
side, which are called the Mahanavami mantapas. The four pillars of
each mantapa are cylindrical in shape and are of granite. The
inscribed pillars set up in the middle of these mantapas are
beautifully executed with elegant towers at their tops. They are
square in section, inscribed on all the four faces and are of
pot-stone. The inscription on one of the pillars is an epitaph of a
Jain teacher named Nayakirti, who died in 1176 A.D., set up by the
minister Nagadeva, his disciple.
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