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Gyaraspur - A Heritage of Excellence

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The valleys of Betwa and Bes, in Madhya Pradesh the central state in India, have cradled, since time immemorial, great centres of culture and civilization. Gyāraspur, which is now just an obscure village in a gorge of low steep hills, in one of the valleys, had been such a centre. The place abounds in relics and ruined temples belonging to Saivism, Vaisnavism, Buddhism and Jainism. Ancient relics and monuments such as Mālādevi Temple, Hindola Toran, Bajramath, Athakhambā, Bud dhist stūpas, Katarmal Bhairav and renowned sculpture of the nymph Śālabhanjikā speak a lot about the architectural and artistic splendor of Gyaraspur. These monuments and sculptures are of great interest to historians of culture and art. They did attract the attention of archaeologists and historians in the past, and stray mentions of them appeared in Archaeological and administrative reports but no serious studies have so far been done.

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