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4. Stairs leading to the mandapa

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: 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
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

5. Back view of the Mahakal Temple

Description:: 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).
Keyword:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gupta period, Charchoma Maliya, and Kota
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

6. Carved pillars flanking the entrance of the temple

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: 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
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: 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
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

8. The Mahakal Temple

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: 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
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

9. Entrance gate flanked by two carved pillars

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: 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
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

10. Remnants of a boundary wall of the temple complex

Description:: 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.
Keyword:: Gupta Brahmi, Shivaratri, Rajasthan, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Adi Shakti, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Kota, Charchoma Maliya, and Gupta period
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Kota
Date Uploaded:: 17-05-2024
Date Modified:: 17-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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