Shri Malketu ji temple

Special Features

Foundation Year: 699 (647 A.D.)

Architecture: Sanctum: (Sanctorum) 1 Verandah: 4 Rasoi: 1 Others: 40 Rooms

Other Speciality: To expand the faith in the goddess and her wonderous deeds and to make a place of worship available to the devotees, this charming and delightful spot was selected for the temple location. The Nath cult has a special reverence for this temple.

Sthala Puran

The Shikhar of the temple bear highly artistic statuettes of gods and goddesses. On a platform of the elegantly hewn stones is placed a silver throne with drawn patterns there on. This is the seat for the deities. Mandapa or the prayer portico was initially built in the Vikram Samvat 699 (647 A.D.). Afterwards in 11th and 12th centuries it was repaired and renovated. The present edifice came is this shape in the Vikram Samvat 1970 (1913 A.D.). The work was accomplished on the 7th day of bright half of Vaisakha in Samvat 1980 (1923 A.D.). The huge temple in its present form was built by Seth Ram Gopal Dangayach and his family.

Architecture

Both the idols are lion riding goddesses in the posture of killing Mahishasura. They both are eight armed. Their faces are Vermillion pasted. The only difference between the two is of the stone. That of Brahmani is made of marble while that of Rudrani is made of locally available med stone.

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