Pemiya Temple Raisen Fort District Raisen Madhya Pradesh India.
The only temple in Raisen fort which was built in the thirteenth century is still in good condition. The remains of the other temples are not seen even during the tour of the entire fort, as we find in other ancient fortifications.
The Pemiya temple is the center of one such faith, which is located to the west of the Badal Mahal and probably was worshiped, by members of the dynasty.
The temple is surrounded by a wall, temple premise is rectangular. The entrance is in the east direction. The temple is built on a high platform. After the rectangular courtyard, there is a rectangular hall, whose roof rests on rectangular sandstone pillars and beams, the roof is also made entirely of sandstones. Roof top is plastered with lime mortar and rich slurry was used. Pillars, beams, Ceiling are not having decorative motifs.
Only one entrance to the Sanctum, which is two storeyed and square in shape. Door jamb is of stone and floral motifs are carved. In the centre one small image of Lord Ganesha is sculpted. Second storey seems to be the remains of the spire having windows in all the directions though top is missing. Most noticeable things in this structure are the arches in the Western wall, significant to the secular architecture. It’s dedicated to the Lord Shiva as it was consecrated in 1974, since on every year a grand Maha Shivaratri festival is organised in the Fort and devotees are attending in large numbers.
It’s a heritage and divine seat of the the Hindu deity. It’s a major tourist attraction among the devotees history buffs tourists art and architecture lovers.
