Teli ka Mandir
9th century Hindu temple in Gwalior / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teli ka Mandir, also known as Telika Temple, is a Hindu temple located within the Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India. Dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Matrikas, it has been variously dated between the early 8th and early 9th century CE.[1][2]
Teli ka Mandir | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Gwalior |
Deity | Shiva, Vishnu, others |
Location | |
Location | Gwalior Fort |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 26°13′15.2″N 78°09′53.6″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Nagara |
Completed | 8th or 9th-century[1][2] |
It is an atypical design for a Hindu temple,[1] as it has a rectangular sanctum instead of the typical square. It integrates the architectural elements of the Nagara style and the Valabhi prasada. The temple is based on a Gurjara Pratihara-Gopagiri style North Indian architecture.[3][4][5]
The temple is a classic example of a design based on "musical harmonics" in architecture,[6] one that Hermann Goetz called as a masterpiece of late Gupta era Indian art.[7]