Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli

Morena district, India

Also known as: चौसठ योगिनी मंदिर, मुरैनाচৌষট্টি যোগিনী মন্দির, মোরেনাચૌસઠ યોગિની મંદિર, મુરૈનાಚೌಸತ್ ಯೋಗಿನಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಮಿಟಾವೊಲಿചോസ്ഥ യോഗിനി ക്ഷേത്രം, മൊരേണ

The Chausath Yogini temple at Mitaoli (Mitawali, Mitavali) is a circular hypaethral hilltop goddess-tradition Hindu temple near the Bateshwar site with about 200 Hindu temples and the Padhavali site with a profusely carved Shiva temple. This circular Yogini temple is unusual when compared to other C
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The Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli, also known as Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple, is an 11th-century temple in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Build during Kachchhapaghata reign, it is one of the well-preserved Yogini temples in India. The temple is formed by a circular wall with 65 chambers, apparently for 64 yoginis and the goddess Devi, and an open mandapa in the centre of a circular courtyard, sacred to Shiva.[2]

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Key facts

Heritage listingMonument of National Importance[1]
LocationMorena district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q20751086 — Wikidata
  2. Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli - Wikipedia — Wikipedia