'The Second Coming: 8th-10th century temples of Bateshwar, India' - by K J S Chatrath

 

 Cover of the book

 

 Back cover of the book.

 

I am happy to present my 42nd book to all my friends

I visited the Bateswar Group of over 200 temples in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, India in 2022. These belong to the 8th - 10th century AD. These were lying in broken and dilapidated condition till a few years back. Then the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) took upon itself to re-organise and put them back in shape under an initiative led by the ASI Bhopal region's Superintending Archaeologist Mr. K. K.  Muhammed.  As of now about 60 odd temples have been given a new life. 

These photographs show how the place was littered with broken stones and how some of the renovated temples look today.

My cofee table book explains the background and is richly illustrated with photos clicked by me. 

Kudos to the ASI and to Mr. Muhammed and his team. 🙏