Beautifully carved panels are also seen on the walls of temples standing at Osian, Abhaneri and Kotah.
Māru-Gurjara temple architecture originated somewhere in 6th century in and around areas of Rajasthan.
The Sainik Kshatriyas Rajput Clans of Mandore (the Mandorva Rajputs) Major Mandorva Rajputs surnames are - Kachwaha, Bhati, Parihar (Pratihara), Gehlot, Tak, Deora, Chauhan, Parmar (Panwar), Solanki, Tanwar, Sankhla, Rathore etc.
This Vallabhi King then rose under Emperor Harsha to the position of a Maha-Pratihara (guardian of the royal gateway or the royal door-keeper) and went on to become a Maha-Danda-Nayaka (Royal Field Marshal).
The Arabs tried to invade India but they were defeated by the north Indian king Nagabhata of the Pratihara Dynasty and by the south Indian Emperor Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya dynasty in the early 8th century.