English: This pediment above the east gopura shows Shiva, with beard and "inverted trident" hairstyle, dressed as an ascetic and sitting in lalitasana. He is perhaps assimilated, as Freeman (p.103) suggests, to the ruler Narendraditya who built the temple. At any rate, this and other Shiva images around the temple show that it was a Shaiva dedication, although some images of Vishnu also appear.

In spite of extensive damage below the Shiva figure, one can see that the god was originally surrounded by flying celestials and heavenly maidens. At the base of the pediment, an elongated male figure is cradled by numerous females - queens, perhaps, or attendants.

The lintel below the pediment is finely carved and shows a god or goddess seated upon a kala and carrying a lotus. The kala has a pointed tongue (or beard), and grasps the rear legs of two composite animals. Each animal appears associated with two heads: an animal head issues forth the garland, while a human head seems to "ride" behind the animal head. The carving of this part is unclear, so that it is hard to know what the artist intended.