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Temples in Morena District, near Gwalior, Part 6: Padhavali

Posted on January 22, 2016 by varunshiv

Padhavali is a small 18th c AD fort or garhi built around a 10th c AD temple, close to the Bateshwar (or Batesar) group of temples. All that is left of the temple is the plinth and a portion of the entrance structure. It looks like the fort was built to take advantage of the high plinth that the temple was built on. Continue reading →

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Temples in Morena District, near Gwalior, Part 5: Kakanmath Temple in Sihoniya

Posted on January 21, 2016 by varunshiv

On a previous visit to Gwalior I had visited a host of temples in Morena district, but had missed out on a couple of them, including the Kakanmath temple in Sihoniya village a little to the north of the other monument sites. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 5: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues Along the South-West Approach Road

Posted on January 19, 2015 by varunshiv

The best known group of Jain Tirthankar statues on the Gwalior Fort hill are along the western approach route to the hill, in what is known as the Urwahi Valley. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 4: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues on the South-Eastern Escarpment

Posted on January 18, 2015 by varunshiv

At various places along the high escarpment of Gwalior Fort’s hill are rock-cut statues of the Jain pantheon of Tirthankar saints. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 3: Saas-Bahu Temples

Posted on January 18, 2015 by varunshiv

Saas-Bahu (mother-in-law, daughter-in-law) are two adjacent temples, one larger (saas) and one smaller (bahu), built in the late-11th c by the Kachchhapagatha kings who took over Gwalior from the Pratiharas in the 10th c. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 2: Teli ka Mandir

Posted on January 17, 2015 by varunshiv

Teli ka Mandir is an 8th c Pratihara-era temple, 25m high with a rectangular sanctum and “khakhara deul” spire with a vaulted top. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 1: Fort & Palaces

Posted on January 17, 2015 by varunshiv

Gwalior Fort is one of the many sites in India that has a wonderfully layered history, which is manifest in architecture from various different periods from that history. Continue reading →

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