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Description: | Photograph of the Shringara Chauri Temple at Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views in Meywar'. Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905. The Jain Shringara Chauri Temple is dedicated to Shantinatha and dates from 1456. The doorway is flanked by figures of river goddesses and yakshi and the basement has mouldings decorated with intricately carved friezes with figures of warriors, maidens and musicians. The walls have pierced screens with geometric motifs and carved panels framed by pilasters. The temple is situated in the Fort perched on a narrow ridge rising abruptly 150m metres above the plain and strengthned by impressive ramparts and approached by a winding road to the west defended by seven imposing gateways. The fort was the centre of the Rajput power in Western India, under the headquarters of the state of Mewar. During the 16th century it was twice sacked and in 1567, when the fort was sacked for the final time by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, Udaipur was chosen as the new capital of the Mewar state and Chittaurgarh was abandoned abandoned as the Rajput capital that was moved to Udaipur. Inside the fort there are the ruined Palace of Rana Kumbha, Padmini's Palace as well many Jain and Hindu temples, two commemorative towers, tanks and wells. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Dayal, Deen | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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