Dudhai
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Lalitpur | ||
| Sub-district : | Lalitpur | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 26 ' N , 78 ° 24' E | ||
| Height : | 450 m | ||
| Area : | 38.77 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,138 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 29 people / km² | ||
Dudhai is a village with around 1,100 inhabitants in the historic Bundelkhand region in what is now the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . Dudhai was an important city with numerous temples during the rule of the Chandella dynasty.
location
Dudhai lies at an altitude of approx. 450 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 45 km (driving distance) south of the district capital Lalitpur . The climate is warm; Rain falls mainly in the monsoon months June to September.
population
The predominantly Bundeli and Hindi speaking inhabitants of the place are predominantly Hindus ; other religions hardly play a role among the rural population of India. The female share of the population is significantly lower than the male.
economy
The area around the village is again largely covered by bush forest. Some of the cleared areas are used for farming and some livestock (cattle, chickens); There are small traders, craftsmen and day laborers in the village.
history
In the Middle Ages and also during the Mughal period , Dudhai was the capital of an administrative district ( pargana ). Almost all Hindu and Jain buildings in the city or their figurative decorations must have been destroyed in Islamic times (see ban on images in Islam ). There are only stumps left, which nevertheless look quite impressive in the surrounding bush landscape. The site is now under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India .
Attractions
- In the immediate vicinity of two temples ( Larger Surang and Lesser Surang ), the remains of which have still survived portals, there is a relatively well-preserved boar statue ( varaha ) with the attributes of Vishnu (e.g. gada ); the boar's body is covered with numerous small figures, as in Eran .
- Approx. 100 m away are two opposite Jain shrines with the reasonably well-preserved figures of Adinatha and Shantinatha .
- Approx. 1.5 km to the north is a statue of Narasimha carved out of a rock wall with the demon Hiranyakashipu on the raised left knee. Some researchers attribute the rock sculpture to the Gupta period (5th / 6th centuries).
- A circular area with some building remains indicates the former existence of a yogini temple .
Web links
- Dudhai, ruins - photos + information (English)
- Dudhai, ruins - video
- Dudhai, Narasimha statue - photo + information (English)
- Dudhai, Narasimha statue - short video