Gari padhavali temple morena, madhya pradesh also known as magic of morena.
The road to Garhi Padawali was almost non-existing, riding through patches, holes and rough terrain, we finally reached Garhi Padawali which is actually an old Vishnu temple later was named into Garhi and since it is surrounded by Hills, hence Garhi Padawali. This temple was built by Pratihara dynasty of the 10th century A.D., the fortification around it was built by the Jat Ranas of Gohad in the 19th century.
As you enter, after walking for few meters, you will see a large stairway leading to the main temple with two giant statues of lion as if guarding the temple. It was a nice few infact instead of going to main temple , we spent a good time here on staircase and was greeted nicely by those Lions. As per information available, the entire fortification had collapsed. While one lion at the entrance had broken into three pieces, another lay in two pieces. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) did restoration of both mantapa and the fort in three years. So what we are seeing here was already ruin but now significantly restored.