Galteshwar

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Galteshwar on District Map of Kheda

Galteshwar (गलतेश्वर) is site of a Shiva temple, located at Sarnal village near Dakor in Kheda Gujarat, Gujarat, India.

Location

The temple is located at the confluence of the Galta or Galti and Mahi rivers near Sarnal village.[1] The temple received its name from the Galta river.[2]

Variants

History

The 12th century temple is unique in its style and of its period because it is built in central Indian Malwa style, bhumija, without influence of Paramara architecture and with influence of Gujarati Chaulukya architecture. It has square garbhagriha (shrine proper) as well as octagonal mandapa (dancing hall). The temple is associated with Galav, the Rishi from Puranas and a devoted king Chandrahas from Hindu mythology.[3][4]

The temple is the Monument of National Importance (N-GJ-144) protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5]

Two fairs are held at Galteshwar every year, on Janmashtami and on Sharad Purnima. The temple is visited by large number of devotees on Mahashivaratri.[6]

गलतेश्वर

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[7] ने लेख किया है ...गलतेश्वर (जिला खेड़ा, गुजरात) (p.281) 10 वीं शती के एक शिव मंदिर के लिए विख्यात है. इस मंदिर के अवशेष हाल ही में इस स्थान से मिले थे जो पूर्व सोलंकी कालीन हैं. चालुक्यकालीन अन्य मंदिर भी यहाँ स्थित है.

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References

  1. Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Hyderabad Branch (1977). Hindu Regeneration. p. 313.
  2. India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat (1964). District Census Handbook. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. p. 50.
  3. "Galteshwar, Shiva Temple, Dakor". www.gujarattourism.com.
  4. Gujarat (1977). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. p. 825.
  5. Gujarat (1977). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. p. 825.
  6. Census of India, 1991: Kheda. Government Photo Litho Press. 1992. p. 30.
  7. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.281