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Submitted by motist on Saturday, 29 May 2010  Page Views: 5461

Multi-periodSite Name: Eklingji Temple
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 89.351 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Udaipur  Nearest Village: Eklingji
Latitude: 24.743156N  Longitude: 73.720084E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Eklingji Temple submitted by motist : Ancient abandoned Lord Shiva temple in Eklingji (Kailashpuri) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient abandoned temple to Lord Shiva in Eklingji (Kailashpuri). Eklingji, the city dotted with temples, is located about twelve miles to the North of Udaipur in Rajasthan. 22 kms from Udaipur, Eklingji is a complex of 108 ancient temples, incised out of sandstone and marble. The temple, built in AD 734, to propagate the blessings of Lord Shiva, worshipped as the Ultimate Reality, the supreme power, and the wholesome one - Parabhrama, is venerated by the Mewar household.

As it is not allowed to take photos in the holy Shiva main temple, I wandered around and found this abandoned temple to Lord Shiva nearby

The temples of Eklingji located here, are exquisitely carved and dedicated to Lord Shiva, guardian deity of Mewar. This deity was regarded as the virtual ruler, by the Maharajas of Mewar - who considered themselves to be regents (Dewans) under Eklingji.

Ekligji (Kailashpuri) is a town situated in a beautiful valley, attracting plentitude of visitors throughout the year. It is a complex with a flight of steps leading to the 'kund'. It has an ornate 'mandap' or pillared hall with the canopy of a huge pyramidical roof composed of hundreds of knots.

The temple occupies an area of about 2500 sq. feet and is about 65 feet in height. The temple area is fortified with a strong wall running around it. The main entrance to the temple on the western side welcomes visitors into a big hall resting on lavishly carved pillars. In this hall, is a silver image of Nandi. There are two more Nandis in the temple, one made of black stone and the other of brass.

Dating back to the 15th century AD, the existing structure is built out of the ruins of a previously destroyed structure.

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Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist : Eklingji Temple (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist  : Ancient abandoned Lord Shiva temple in Eklingji (Kailashpuri)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist : Eklingji Temple

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist : Eklingji Temple

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist  : Ancient abandoned Lord Shiva temple in Eklingji (Kailashpuri)

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist

Eklingji Temple
Eklingji Temple submitted by motist  : Ancient abandoned Lord Shiva temple in Eklingji (Kailashpuri)

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