| Maladevi temple | |
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 Maladevi Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Adinatha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Location | |
| Location | Gyaraspur, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°39′32.1″N 78°06′49.1″E / 23.658917°N 78.113639°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Māru-Gurjara |
| Creator | Pratihara dynasty Kalachuris of Tripuri |
| Date established | 850-900 CE |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
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Maladevi Temple is a Jain temple located in Gyaraspur town of Vidisha in state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
History
Maladevi Temple dates back to the 850-900 CE.worship site.[1] epigraphist Richard G. Salomon suggests that temple was originally built as Jaina-Brahmanical hybrid.[2] An Kalachuri inscription dating back to 850-885 CE, records the foundation of the temple during the reign of Valleka is preserved in British Museum. [3][4]
Temple
Maladevi Temple is the largest and finest temple of Gyaraspur. It is famous for carvings and craftmanship, that are representative of post-Gupta architecture.[5] It is a rock-cut temple built in Gurjara Pratihara style. The temple was a constructed around a sanctified natural cavern as the garbhagriha.[6] The temple is rich with carvings of tirthankaras, yakshi, and yaksha. The temple consists of an entrance porch, mandapa garbhagriha and lofty shikhara bearing rich carvings.[1] The temple houses a number of Jain idols, yet the figures of Goddesses on the outer door-frame and the name of the temple indicates that it was originally a Brahmical temple.[7] The temple is dedicated to Adinatha.[8][9]
The temple is considered one of the best examples of collections of varied Jain sculptures.[10] The temple houses a carved idol of Shantinatha in lotus position with a symbol of deer and four armed yaksha and yakshi.[11] There is image of Goddess Chakreshvari carved on the lalata-bimba.[6] An idol of Parshvanatha dated 9th century is also enshrined inside the temple.[12] The presence of images of 24 yaksha and yakshi inside the temple indicates the worship of each yaksha and yakshi during the 9th century.[13]
The temple records various pilgrim sites such as Sobhasapranamati, Baswanapranamati, and Ambadevapranamati. It also houses an eigh-handed idol of Goddess with Tarapati engraved on leaves of lotus throne.[14]
Gallery
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Entrance
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Carving of a yaksha
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Carving of a yakshi
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Tirthankar carved on shikhara
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Carving of kalasha on pillars
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Richly carved courtyard
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Richly carved window
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Restoration
In 1930, Gwalior state stepped up to conserve Maladevi temple.[15] Maladevi temple in Vidisha is protected by Archaeological Survey of India.[16]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b ASI & Maladevi Temple.
- ^ Salomon 1996, p. 156.
- ^ Kooij 2018, p. 189.
- ^ Salomon 1996, p. 155.
- ^ Cohen & Cohen 2008, p. 1480.
- ^ a b Saxena 2022.
- ^ Ayyar 1987, p. 16.
- ^ Mitra 2010, p. 76.
- ^ Mitra 2012, p. 23.
- ^ Ghurye 2005, p. 39.
- ^ Shah 1987, p. 154.
- ^ Shah 1987, p. 175.
- ^ Shah 1987, p. 217.
- ^ Cunningham 1880, p. 34.
- ^ Kumar 2010.
- ^ ASI & Vidisha.
Sources
Books
- Ayyar, Sulochana (1987). Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170990024.
- Cohen, Saul Bernard; Cohen, Saul (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
- Cunningham, Alexander (1880). Report of Tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa in 1874-75 and 1876-77. Reports: Old series, India Archaeological Survey. Vol. 10. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing.
- Ghurye, G.S. (2005). Rajput Architecture. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171544462.
- Kooij, Karen R. Van (2018). Abia South & Southeast Asian Art. Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies. Vol. 1. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7103-0625-8.
- Mitra, Swati (2010). Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher. Goodearth Publications. ISBN 9789380262055.
- Mitra, Swati (2012). Temples of Madhya Pradesh (1 ed.). Goodearth Publications. ISBN 9789380262499.
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography. Vol. 1. India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-208-X.
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6.
Web
- Salomon, Richard (1996). "British Museum stone inscription of the Tripurī Kalacuri prince Valleka". Indo-Iranian Journal. 39 (2): 133–161. doi:10.1163/000000096790084999. JSTOR 24662062. S2CID 161228898.
- Kumar, Arjun (20 October 2010). "Gyaraspur a small town which takes you back in time". India Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Saxena, Saurabh (29 April 2022). "The sculptural marvels of MP's Gyaraspur". The New Indian Express.
- "Maladevi Temple". Archaeological Survey of India.
- "Vidisha". Archaeological Survey of India.
External links
Media related to Maladevi temple, Gyaraspur at Wikimedia Commons
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