English: A Shiva temple in Adbhar, whose structures partly stand and a lot of ruins are scattered inside the compound of what in modern era has been re-adopted by local Hindus as a Dakshina Kali Devi Mandir. The historic parts have been retained and integrated with the live temple by the local community. The old Shiva temple is dated to about 700 CE.
Adbhar is referred to as a pilgrimage, Shaiva monastery and education center named Ashtadvara in old Sanskrit texts. Little survives of the historic site except the Astabhuji temple ruins. In the Ashtabhuji temple, stand the pillars of a Nandi mandapa. A little distance away are the standing sections of the lost mandapa, antarala and doorway of a sanctum. The floor plan of the temple can be traced. It is stellate (star-shaped), one of many Hindu temple designs in early Sanskrit texts on architecture. Stellate plan temples are mostly found in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, northeast Madhya Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
The surviving artwork is intricate. Of particular note are Ganga, Yamuna goddesses, yogi, yogini and a kissing couple. Other artwork include those of Shiva-Parvati and Kartikeya.
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Nandi Mandapa and Ruins of a Shiva temple in Chhattisgarh