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Tourist Destinations of Rajasthan
Chittaurgarh
Kali Ka Mata
Temple
Klaika
Mata Temple - An 8th-century temple dedicated to Goddess Kali.
About the
Temple :
Across form Padmini place is the Kalika
Mata Temple, an 8th-century temple originally dedicated to Surya or
the Sun God but later converted to a temple to the goddess Kali. The
temple architecture is of the early Paramara (Pratihara) period.It was
built upon a large raised plinth, and features beautiful carvings and
sculptures on the exterior and the mandap (pillared hall), also on the
pillars, ceiling and gates of the shrine. Unfortunately, today it has lost
its spire and also reveals vestiges of considerable repairs, but its
beauty remains an inspiration, but not for Sultan Ala-ud-din khilji. After
the first sack of Chittor in 1303, he and his Muslims destroyed the
temple.
Once a year a fair takes place here in which thousands of visitors from
distant places participate. Of similar style are the ruins of a small
temple and a colonnade near the Mahasati, the fort's royal cremation
ground.
Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan Map
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