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| Mukha Mantapa |
The MUKHA MANTAPA does not match the other parts of the temple. It seems to have been added at a later date. The steps leading to the temple is flanked by dwarapalakas. The porch inside has stone benches on either side and they are supported by bell-shaped pillars. The ceiling of the porch has the ASHTA DIKPAALAKAS, and a gallery of lions with concentric rafters connecting the rib beams.
There are two cells, of which one is empty and the other has an image of sthanaka VISHNU. There is a sculptured log of wood, about 6ft high in this cell. It is believed that it is the trunk of a TULASI PLANT which had grown up on an ant hill and the image of LAKSHMINAARAAYANA was concealed behind this TULASI PLANT.
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