Ghateshwar Temple
{{Short description|Hindu Temple in India}}
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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Ghateshwar Temple
| image = Baroli temple.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ghateshwara Mahadeva temple in the Baroli Temples Complex. The temples were built between the 10th and 11th centuries CE by the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
| map_type = India Rajasthan
| map_caption = Location within Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|24|57|29|N|75|35|37|E|type:landmark_region:IN_scale:5000|display=inline,title}}
| other_names =
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| country = India
| state = Rajasthan
| district = Rawatbhata town, Chittorgarh district
| locale = Baroli
| elevation_m =
| deity = Shiva
| festivals=
| architecture = Gurjara-Pratihara
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 10th century
| website =
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Ghateshwar Temple is a Hindu temple located in Badoli (also spelled Baroli), one of the nine temples near the river Chambal in Rajasthan, India. The Ghateshwar temple is dedicated to the god Shiva and is constructed in the Pratihara style of circa.{{Cite web|url=http://asijaipurcircle.nic.in/Ghateshwar%20temple.html|title=GHATESHWAR TEMPLE {{!}} ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA JAIPUR CIRCLE|website=asijaipurcircle.nic.in|access-date=2019-09-22}} It is located in Rawatbhata, which is around 50 km from Kota.{{Cite web|url=https://sudhagee.com/2017/07/06/19151/|title=The temples at Badoli|last=sudhagee|date=2017-07-06|website=My Favourite Things|language=en|access-date=2019-09-22}} The Ghateshwar temple is governed by the Archaeological Survey of India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kotadekho.com/tourism-of-kota/Badoli-Temple-Complex_23.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419074849/http://www.kotadekho.com/tourism-of-kota/Badoli-Temple-Complex_23.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 April 2015|title=Badoli temple , shiv mandir , picnic spot|website=KOTADEKHO.COM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}
Architecture
Believed to have been built in the tenth century, the massive structure consists of a pancharatha sanctum, antarala and mukha mandapa, which rest on six pillars. The entrance is through a makara-torana. There are surasundaris which are carved on the front pillars of mukha mandapa in dance postures.
See also
References
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Category:Hindu temples in Rajasthan
Category:Buildings and structures in Chittorgarh district
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