Nohleshwar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationDamoh district

Nohleshwar Temple is a temple located in Nohta in the Damoh district of Mahdya Pradesh in India.[1][2] It is protected as a monument of national importance.

History

The temple photographed by Henry Cousens, c. 1893

The temple was built by Yuvarajadeva I of the Kalachuri dynasty, under the influence of his queen Nohala.[3]

The British archaeologist Henry Cousens surveyed the area in 1893, and found the temple in a dilapidated condition, with the outer walls, roof of the gallery, and shikhara having all fallen down and lying in ruins. The temple was restored by the Archaeological Survey of India.[4]

Description

The temple is built in the Nagara style with a mukhamandapa (porch), a sabhamandapa (hall), an antarala (ante-chamber) and a garbhagriya (sanctum).

Sanctum

The sanctum contains the idol of the principal deity, Shiva. The sanctum is surmounted by a shikhara.

References

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India, Eastern Circle, for 1912-13. pp. 44-45
  2. ↑ "Sawan 2023: नोहलेश्वर शिव मंदिर में है कल्चुरी कालीन शिवलिंग, आस्था और शिल्प कला का होता है अद्भुत संगम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  3. ↑ Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Damoh. 1974. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Cousens, Henry (1897). Lists of Antiquarian Remains in the Central Provinces and Berar (PDF). Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. p. 32.

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