Wednesday, 22 March 2017
As a full-service location, Gwalior Fort has several temples.
The first two are side-by-side and known as the “Saas-Bahu Temples”, or Mother and Daughter-in-Law Temples.
Near the Saas-Bahu Temples:
On the other side of the fort is the taller and older Teli ka Mandir.
As a full-service location, Gwalior Fort has several temples.
The first two are side-by-side and known as the “Saas-Bahu Temples”, or Mother and Daughter-in-Law Temples.
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| The larger Saas Temple. |
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| The Saas Temple as seen from the side. The left end is a modern reconstruction of the ruined garbhagriha (sanctum). |
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| The elaborately carved interior of the Saas Temple. The triangular supports are modern additions that hold up the ceiling. (Note the large cracks above the supports.) |
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| Right next to the Saas Temple is the much smaller Bahu Temple. |
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| The interior of the Bahu Temple is much simpler and seems to be mostly a place for women to sit and relax in the shade. The sanctum has been totally destroyed by Muslim invaders in the 12th century. |
Near the Saas-Bahu Temples:
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| The area near the Saas-Bahu Temples had fossils in the sandstone (limestone?). |
On the other side of the fort is the taller and older Teli ka Mandir.
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| Teli ka Mandir (literally, “Teli’s Temple”) |
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