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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Teli ka Mandir

तेली का मन्दिर

Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · 26.2209°, 78.1649°

Shiva, with Vishnu and the MatrikasGurjara-PratiharaNagara with a Valabhi-type barrel-vaulted roof
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th-9th c. (Gurjara-Pratihara)
Gurjara-Pratihara

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition ascribes the building to the oil-pressers' community rather than to a king or priesthood, though no inscription supports it.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Gurjara-Pratihara