Description: | Photograph of the Shiva temple of the Chandella period at Gehraho, Jhansi District, taken by an unknown photographer around the1880s as part of the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series (Duplicates).This print shows the view looking up the steep hillside towards the temple. The temple is described in the North-Western Provinces list of 1891, 'Gehraho...possesses on a hillock an old Chandella temple, of hewn stones and decorated by sculptures, in a fair state of preservation. The temple is built on the usual plan of an entrance hall, a central hall, and a sanctum with a door to the east...The central hall is open at the sides, with broad seats all around, backed by sloping parapets...The temple is dedicated to Siva...The sanctum still contains a famous lingam of black basalt, called Guraiya Mahadeva...The temple was built during the reign of the Chandella Prince Kirttivarman, as recorded in an inscriptions near the entrance door.' |