Moti Mahal, Kalinjar.

Temple Sanctum built in side Moti Mahal, Moti Mahal, Kalinjar Fort, Kalinjar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Kalinjar Fort is looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India and all monuments are protected monuments of national importance. Among these monuments Moti Mahal is significant. This is also built in Bundela style architecture. Like other notable monuments uncoursed or rubbled sand stone and granite stones are used with quick lime mortar for masonry. It’s a rectangular palace and lime plastered decorated with stucco work in interior and exterior. A triple storeyed temple in the centre of the palace is a magnificent part, its Garbhgrah is intact and this is an east facing temple. It also has a circumambulatary path which opens in the palace’s courtyard. Sanctum is empty and there is no image of any Hindu deity at present. There is no inscription regarding the builder or period but its features are of eighteenth century. It’s a renowned tourists attraction located within the Kalinjar Fort.

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