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Kaleshwari - Group of Ruined Monuments

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  The Kaleshwari Group of Monuments is located near Lavana village, Khanpur Taluka of Mahisagar district, Gujarat, India. It is Near Lunavada and Hidimba Van Forest of Hidimba. Hidimba was a Wife of Bhima. The group includes intricately-carved 1.Three Shiva Temple Ruins Ghummatwalu Mandir Arjun Chauri Bhim Chauri 2.Stepwells Sasu Ni Vaav (Mother in Law Stepwell) Vahu Ni Vav (Daughter in Law Stepwell) 3. Kaleshwari Mata Temple 4.Water Kund 5.Sculpture Gallery This Type of Ganesha Idol i have Never Seen this Before. 6.Shikaar Madhi (Hunting Lodge) 7.Steps Leading to Hillock 8.Hidimba Temple Idols Scattered All over the Site Dancing Ganesha     Ganesha Idol in Sculpture Gallery is Very Different  Looks Like Maa Parvati Giving Breast Feeding to Lord Ganesha. As my Point of View    One idol is of Goddess Laxmi as i see Lotus in both hands of Laxmi Maa With two lady Protector. The ruins are located at the foothills and on the hillock. They were built between the ...

Arthuna - Ruins of Beautiful Temples

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The tourism literature has included almost all important destinations. But there are still many small unexplored Places in this country which needs attention of all those involved in tourism promotion. This piece is about one such place, which if promoted properly can become a hot tourist attraction. Banswara in Rajasthan is the district in which the village Arthuna is located, where you can find remnants and ruins of beautiful temples constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries by Rajput Parmar rulers who controlled this area. Here, temple construction is not simple stone carvings, but it is sheer poetry in stones, and its description is beyond words. There are More than 15 Shiva Temples With Carving Inside the Temple and Outer Wall of Temple. Every temple has Same Structure with Little Differences but Every carving on Silk Stones are Different. The old name of the place was Utthunaka. It was the capital of Rajput Parmar rulers of Vagad State during 11th-12th centuries A.D. They ...