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Today I am going to take you to a another historical place in Gwalior. There is a group of carvings around the walls of Gwalior Fort in Central India. These carvings are of Jain Tirthankars, some of them in standing position while some in seated posture.
I found this place when we visited Gwalior fort last month. This carvings have been created on the walls of the fort at a lower height when you enter the fort through Urvahi Gate. There are carvings on the other side too, but I could click only the carvings on this side. As we entered the fort from that side only.
Here are some of snaps of Urwai Gate, here you have to wait a few minutes for getting the permission to enter.
Here are few of the sculptures now
These carvings have been dated between 7th to 15th century. They were built by the Tomar kings of Gwalior. Some of these carvings are very big in size. These carvings are more than 100 in numbers and all belongs to Jain religion.
The big sculpture in standing position is of Sri Adinath also known as Rishabhnath, the first tirthankar of Jains.
Just like theHindu temples in the same area, most of these monuments were defaced and desecrated by the orders of Emperor Babur. Centuries later, after the fall of Mughal dynasty, these were restored by the Jain Community.
