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@MonaADhar
Dec 7 • 13 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
#100templesofindia

Must Visit Temples of Vidisha
#GemsofVidisha

1. Neelkanteshwar Temple


2. Gadarmal 42 Yogini Temple


3. Bijamandal (Vijay Mandal)


4. Maladevi Jain Temple (#Gyaraspur - MP).


5. #Bajramath Jain Temple (#Gyaraspur - MP)


6. Hindola Toran & #Chaukhamba (#Gyaraspur - MP).


7. #Atha-Khamba (#Gyaraspur - MP).


8. GarudaStambha Heliodorus pillar #Vidisha.


9. Gadarmal Digamber Jain Temple (#Badoh - MP).


10. Udayagiri Cave Temple (#Vidisha - MP).


11. Eran ऐरण Temple Complex (MP) ~ 60 kms from Gyaraspur


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Dec 2
There is mention of temples & murtis in Ramayan & Mahabharat.

There is enough historical evidence to suggest that Idol worshipping wasn't unknown to Vedic Indians.

They were worshipping their gods in micro forms too.

Earlier temples might have been made of wood & bamboo which didn't survive with time.

And later on, they started carving them in rocks, to leave them till eternity.

They wanted us to remember or maybe were teasing us by saying - can you build something this wonderful ?😊.

Here I will cover the first (maybe among the surviving ones) Hindu Cave temple.

#Udayagiri caves in #Vidisha, have not only religious significance by a historic one too.

These were built by the Guptas between the 3rd century CE to the 5th century CE.

They are one of the most significant archaeological sites.

65. #100templesofindia #Udayagiri Cave Temple (#Vidisha - MP).
19. #Indianrockcuttemples
Udayagiri Caves (mountain of the sunrise)

Some historians suggest that the Iron Pillar at Delhi originally stood at Udayagiri.
As per the inscriptions, Udayagiri was called Vaishnupadagiri - the hill of Vishnu's footprints.

In Kalidasas Meghdoot he quotes Udayagiri as Nichairgiri

Udayagiri consists of 20 rock-cut caves on a sandstone hill.
Out of 20 - 18 are related to Hindu & 2 to Jains.


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Cave 1

Located on the southern part of the hill has a Jain pratima inside.

Cave 2

Unable to locate
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Nov 27
#100templesofindia

59. #Hindola Toran & #Chaukhamba (#Gyaraspur - MP).

This is what remains of a 10th-century Vishnu temple in Gyaraspur.

Hindola-Toran: The pillars are beautifully carved with 10 incarnations of Vishnu: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vaman, Parshuram, Ram, Krishna, Buddha & Kalki.

Char-Khamba: 4 pillars near Hindola toran, they look like part Mahamadapa of an ancient temple which doesn't exist now.
1. Matsya 🐟

2. Kurma 🐢
3. Varaha
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Nov 24
#100templesofindia
#KhajurahoTemples

57. #Bijamandal (Vijay Mandal) Temple #Vidisha.

This 1100-year-old temple is now in complete ruins.
In its prime, this was one of the largest temple complexes in Central India.

Mahmud of Ghazni, after vandalising Somnath temple headed to Vidisha to reduce the grandest temple of that period to rubble.

After he left it was rebuilt by Paramara Kings.

Then in 1682 Aurangzeb desecrating this temple and broke its idols & used them to build a mosque over it.

Only base of this temple is left now.
Aurangzeb was a religious fanatic.

When the King of Vidisha lost to him & he offered Aurangzeb his wealth and requested him not to destroy the temple.

King even offered his eldest son to Islam in exchange for leaving the temple as it is.

Aurangzeb converted the eldest prince and after that started attacking the temple with special canons from every corner to maximize the damage.
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Aurangzeb then used the remains of this temple to build Alamgiri mosque & named this city Alamgiripur.

And then festivities followed after the triumphant over Vijay Mandir.

In the pics below you can see remains of the bijamandal mosque, decorative pillars & lintels of Paramsara style architecture.



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Nov 22
#100templesofindia

55. #GarudaStambha Heliodorus pillar #Vidisha.

One of the oldest temples dedicated to Baghwan Vishnu (Vasudeva) dates back to the 2nd century BC.

Heliodorus, a Vishnu Bhakt came from Takshila during the reign of great king Antalkidas ~ 135 BCE & he set up Garuda-Dhvaj in honour of Vasudev.

Next to the pillar are ruins of one of the oldest temples of Vishnu.



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The Inscriptions
In Sanskrit with some influence of Prakrit and script is Brahmi of 2nd BCE

1.
Devadevsa Vasudevasa Garudadhvajo ayam
karito i Heliodorena bhaga
vatena Diyasa puterna takshilakena
Yonadatena agatena maharajasa
kasiputrasa Bhagabhadrasa tratarasa
vasena chatudasena rajena vadhamanasa

2.
Trini amutapadanisu anuthitani
nayamti svaga samo chago apramado
-> Historically, the first known inscription related to Vaishnavism ( Bhagavat).

-> During the 2nd century BCE Vaishnavism had become very popular among Greeks.

->Helidorus is one of the earliest westerner on record who converted to Vaishnavism.

-> He was from Takshila ( current day Afghanistan, Pakistan & Punjab).
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Nov 16
#100templesofindia
#KhajurahoTemples

51. #Chaturbhuj Temple #Khajuraho
5. #KhajurahoTemples - Southern GOT.

Built in 1100 CE by Chandelas, temple is famous for its unique main diety of Shiv which is 10.3 feet.

He has gentle face of Buddha & stance of Krishna (tribhanga).

Tip - Please visit it 45min before sunset, the last rays of sun on the main pratima create magic.
Shiv in tribhanga


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Ardnarnareshwar, Narsimhini , Vishnu & Ganpati carved on walls


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Nov 3
5 Sati Pillars

Location - #Sanchi Museum

Dating back to the 13th century, these 5 pillars were found in the area around Sanchi, they depict Chasity in Hindu society during that period.

4 significant scenes are depicted in all these Pillars

1) Shivling puja by the couple



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2) Wife massaging feet of her husband.


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3) Husband fighting with his adversary in a war.


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