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Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · 26.2209°, 78.1649°
The tallest structure on Gwalior Fort, built on a rectangular sanctum plan whose proportions have long interested architectural historians. It was wrecked in the raids of 1232 and its stone reused in a mosque, then repaired by Major Keith between 1881 and 1883.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Local tradition ascribes the building to the oil-pressers' community rather than to a king or priesthood, though no inscription supports it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Gurjara-Pratihara
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