▁south . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁por ch ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁mand apa ▁hall ▁that ▁rest s ▁on ▁four ▁pill ars ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁preced ed ▁by ▁an ▁id ol ▁of ▁" N and i ", ▁the ▁b ull , ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁p illa red ▁shr ine . ▁The ▁whole ▁temple ▁is ▁en closed ▁by ▁a ▁high ▁wall ▁with ▁ent ran ces ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁north . ▁The ▁outer ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁have ▁several ▁nich es ▁with ▁images ▁of ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses . ▁N umer ous ▁images ▁are ▁also ▁fixed ▁or ▁car ved ▁in ▁the ▁walls . ▁The ▁outer ▁door way ▁in ▁the ▁por ch ▁as ▁also ▁the ▁inner ▁door way ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁san ct um ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁are ▁also ▁stud ded ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁images ▁of ▁icon ographic ▁importance . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁very ▁rare ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁attract s ▁tour ists ▁and ▁pil gr ims ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁India ▁and ▁abroad ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁Special ▁pray ers ▁are ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁evening ▁every ▁day ▁besides ▁on ▁special ▁occasions ▁and ▁during ▁fest ive ▁seasons . ▁Mak ara ▁Sank r anti , ▁Mah a ▁Sh iv ar atri , ▁V ais ak ha ▁Sank r anti , ▁and ▁Sh rav ana ▁Mond ays ▁are ▁celebrated ▁with ▁ze al ▁and ▁splend our . ▁A ▁five - day ▁state ▁level ▁function ▁is ▁held ▁here ▁on ▁Mah a ▁Sh iv rat ri ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁Ba