Visiting lesser known heritage Hindu temples (some in half broken condition) of India. Badoli ...........................by K J S Chatrath

 

That is me visiting lesser known heritage Hindu temples of India. Badoli Group of temples (9th/10th CE), Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, India.

The magic of Carnatic music........by K J S Chatrath

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  I attended this performance at the India International Centre New Delhi. I sat spell bound and made a short video too that I will be sharing separately. 

 

 

A whiff of Punjabiyat somewhere in Tamil Nadu.........remembers KJS Chatrath

 

Oh ! How much I love South India............shared by K J S Chatrath

 

In one of the temples..... 

                                        Faithfulls moving towards a Christian Church 

                                                               Bhrihadeshwara Temple

                                                                 In Kanya Kumari.

                                          If I remember correctly, it was in Pondicherry. 

 

                                                                              Kodaikanal

 

On way to Kodaikanal 

My book of photos of statues of Lord Ganesha from various temples of India...coming soon.........by K J S Chatrath

  Would you like to contribute a photo to this book? Your contribution would be gratefully acknowledged. 

 Lord Ganesha, 19th-11th CE, Badoli Group of temples, Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan

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 Would you like to contribute a photo to this book? Your contribution would be gratefully acknowledged. 

                       This photo was taken by me at the Mathura Government Museum, UP, India. 

 

                                          #Hoyaleshwara, #Karnataka, India. Photo: #kjschatrath

India - the incomparable..............by K J S Chatrath

Badoli Group of temples, 10th-11th CE, Rawatbhatta, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Photo: kjschatrath  

              #India- the incomparable. Photo taken in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu India by #kjschatrath

 The Empress Suite in a King's mansion turned into a heritage hotel in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India. 

You know what? This is an old heritage building  not far from the Chennai Central Railway station in Tamil Nadu........Fighting with time...Photo#kjschatrath
 

 India - the incomparable..............by K J S Chatrath ; https://indianheritagephotos.blogspot.com/2026/05/india-incomparableby-k-j-s-chatrath.html

 

Kankarnath Shiva Temple, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, 11th CE.  The local legend has it that it was constructed by ghosts in one night- who had to leave it unfinished because of the dawn of the day. 

                 Colourful Capsicums (Simla Mirch) in a vegetable show somewhere in South India. 

 

                  Female deity- 13th/14th CE, Kangra Fort museum.....shared by K J S Chatrath 
 

Visit to Gaurishankar Temple, Bhedaghat........by K J S Chatrath

I visited Jabalpur a few years back. While visiting the famous 64 Yogini temple there, I also went to the Gaurishankar Temple at Bhedaghat.  

It is a small but historically significant shrine located near the famous marble rocks and the Narmada River at Bhedaghat. It is closely associated with the larger Chausath Yogini Temple, Bhedaghat complex, which stands on a hill overlooking the river.

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva (Shankar) and Goddess Parvati (Gauri), whose combined name “Gaurishankar” symbolizes divine unity. Historically, the shrine was added later to the Yogini temple complex, probably around the 12th century, when the site was adapted for Shaivite worship.

Architecturally, the Gaurishankar temple is simpler compared to the circular Yogini temple. It stands at the centre of the courtyard and represents a later phase of construction, with a typical North Indian (Nagara-style) tower over the sanctum. Though modest in size, it forms the spiritual focal point of the complex today.

In essence, the Gaurishankar Temple reflects the transition of the site from a Tantric Yogini worship centre to a more mainstream Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, while retaining its historical and scenic importance at Bhedaghat.

Here are a few photographs that I took there: