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Maladevi Temple is the largest and finest temple of Gyaraspur. It is famous for carvings and craftmanship, that are representative of post-Gupta architecture. [5] It is a rock-cut temple built in Gurjara Pratihara style. The temple was a constructed around a sanctified natural cavern as the garbhagriha. [6]
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas. [9] [10]
Vidisha is also believed to be the birthplace of Shitalanatha, the tenth tirthankar. [14] There are 14 temples in Vidisha, among which Bada Mandir, Bajramath Jain temple, Maladevi temple, Gadarmal temple and Pathari Jain temple, built between 9th-10th centuries CE, are the most prominent. These temples are rich in architecture. [15] [16] [17] [18]
The Jain temples are located in Vidisha district in state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to Jain belief, Vidisha is the birthplace of Shitalanatha , the tenth tirthankar . Here the first 108 feet elevated temple with all Tirthankaras with Shitalanatha as the principal deity is under construction.
Bajramath Temple is famous for carvings and craftmanship, and are representative of post-Gupta architecture. [3] This temple enshrines three garbhagrihas with the temple is fully decorated with Jain sculptures. [1] The central garbhagriha is 7.33 feet (2.23 m) long and other two are 6.33 feet (1.93 m) long.
The Akshardham campus was initiated by BAPS' fifth spiritual leader, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, in 1984. [6] [16] His vision was to create a place of worship in North America for followers that could also enable visitors of different backgrounds to experience Hindu spirituality, architecture, and peace. [17]
The temple was constructed in the Paramara period during the 10-11th century CE. The installation of the image of Mangala Devi dates back to 1306. [2] The temple also features images of a Nagakanya (a Nāga girl) in tribhanga mudra, another goddess in sthanak sampad mudra and three human figures in alingan. The other decorations include vines ...
Gadarmal Devi temple is a Hindu and Jain temple at Badoh village of Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. Also called Gadarmal Temple of the Mothers, it is one of India's yogini temples . It has 42 niches for yogini statues, unusually arranged in a rectangle; it must originally have been hypaethral .