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1. Stairs leading to the mandapa

Descrizione:: A closer look at the stairs, leading to the mandapa, shows that the bottom stair, although lacking carvings, is made like the chandrashila (moon stone) found in ancient temples. The top two stairs were decorated with the original broken parts of the temple at the time of renovation. The pillars which are placed on both sides of the steps are similar to the pillars at the entrance of the temple complex.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gupta period, Charchoma Maliya, Early Medieval, and Kota
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

2. Back view of the Mahakal Temple

Descrizione:: The rear side of the temple faces the road. The rear portion of the garbhagriha has a jangha and shikhara. It is noticeable that the shikhara is plain and simple, unlike the jangha, indicating that the shikhara is likely a later renovated structure. The temple is surrounded by a boundary wall comprising broken parts and fragments of the temple. The present temple complex has various trees and plants inside it, evoking ancient descriptions that temples were often nestled in groves as it was believed that gods liked to reside in nature (groves).
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gupta period, Charchoma Maliya, and Kota
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

3. Carved pillars flanking the entrance of the temple

Descrizione:: Staircases through the present entrance (from the south) lead to the temple complex. The stairs are flanked by pillars, one on each side, carved with purnaghata kalasha (vase of plenty) and kirtimukha (face of glory). The present floor of the temple complex is made of tight-fitted bricks.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kota, Charchoma Maliya, Gupta period, and Early Medieval
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

4. The floor, shade and entrance to the main sanctum

Descrizione:: The complex in which the present temple is situated is tightly paved with bricks whereas the mandapa in front of the main sanctum is refloored with modern tiles. The temple is covered with a metal sheet roof for shade. A set of steps lead up to the mandapa. A closer look of the steps reveals remnants of the original temple placed as decorations to the stairs. There is a small steel gate which further leads to the mandapa of the temple.
Parola chiave:: Charchoma Shiva Temple, Kota, Mahakal Temple, Shivaratri, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Early Medieval, Adi Shakti, Gupta Brahmi, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, Gupta period, and Shiva
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

5. The Mahakal Temple

Descrizione:: The surviving shrine, known as the Mahakal Temple, presently consists of an open mandapa with modern steel railing, situated in front of the original garbhagriha. The temple can be reached by flights of steps which are flanked by carved pillars. The base of the mandapa is old, evident from the old vedibandha, which is refloored with modern tiles. There is a nandi (the bull vehicle of Shiva) in the mandapa, facing the main sanctum.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gupta period, Charchoma Maliya, Early Medieval, and Kota
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

6. Entrance gate flanked by two carved pillars

Descrizione:: A closer view of an entrance on the north side of the temple premises. This entrance might not be the original entrance as there is a high possibility that the main entrance was located at the front and not to the side of the temple. But currently, this entrance serves as the main entrance with a metal gate, flanked by two carved pillars. On both sides of the entrance, broken fragments of the temple are arranged to form a boundary wall around the temple complex.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kota, Charchoma Maliya, Early Medieval Period, and Gupta period
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

7. Remnants of a boundary wall of the temple complex

Descrizione:: The remnants of a boundary wall surrounding the temple complex are visible. The base of the wall is composed of heavy plain stones, with a few scattered broken pieces and fragments of the vedibandha. These broken pieces and fragments include pieces of kumbha moulding carved with the figures of deities and apsaras.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kota, Charchoma Maliya, and Gupta period
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

8. Part of boundary wall around the temple

Descrizione:: The broken fragments of the temple, including the vedibandha mouldings, are placed close to each other to form a boundary wall around the temple. Some of the mouldings are carved with the figures of deities, females and couples. Fragments of pillars can also be seen.
Parola chiave:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kota, Charchoma Shiva Temple, and Gupta period
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

9. Pillar depicting purnaghata kalasha

Descrizione:: Details of the pillar (from inside the temple) flanking the staircase leading to the temple. The pillars depict purnaghata kalasha which is an auspicious motif and is mostly shown in temples regardless of regional stylistic variations. Above this kalasha, a manibandha is carved topped by a kirtimukha and the apex is carved with a triangular leaf motif.
Parola chiave:: Charchoma Shiva Temple, Gupta period, Mahakal Temple, Shivaratri, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Early Medieval, Shiva, Gupta Brahmi, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, Kota, and Adi Shakti
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

10. Entrance to the Mahakal Temple

Descrizione:: The entrance gate to the Mahakal Temple, presently enclosed inside a boundary wall and thickly surrounded with flora, is now navigated through a metal gate followed by stairs leading to the surviving temple structures. It is likely that this gate once served as the main entrance, given its alignment with the garbhagriha.
Parola chiave:: Charchoma Shiva Temple, Gupta period, Mahakal Temple, Shivaratri, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Adi Shakti, Gupta Brahmi, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, Kota, and Shiva
Creatore:: Temples of India Project Team
Collaboratore:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
luogo:: Kota
Data caricata:: 17-05-2024
Data modificata:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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1. Stairs leading to the mandapa

2. Back view of the Mahakal Temple

3. Carved pillars flanking the entrance of the temple

4. The floor, shade and entrance to the main sanctum

5. The Mahakal Temple

6. Entrance gate flanked by two carved pillars

7. Remnants of a boundary wall of the temple complex

8. Part of boundary wall around the temple

9. Pillar depicting purnaghata kalasha

10. Entrance to the Mahakal Temple

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6. Entrance gate flanked by two carved pillars

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