Tigawa
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Katni | ||
| Sub-district : | Bahuri ribbon | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 41 ′ N , 80 ° 4 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 425 m | ||
| Area : | 1.64 km² | ||
| Residents : | 603 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 368 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Tigawa (or Tigowa or Tigwan ) is a village with about 600 inhabitants in the south of the historically significant Bundelkhand region in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The place is significant because of a temple from the Gupta period .
location
The village of Tigawa is located about 4 km north of the small town of Bahuriband in the Katni district and about 5 km west of the town of Kunda at an altitude of about 425 m .
Population development
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | ?? | 544 | 603 |
The vast majority of the villagers are Hindus . The male proportion of the population only slightly exceeds the female population. One speaks Hindi or Bundeli .
economy
The villagers live - largely self-sufficient - almost exclusively from agriculture.
Attractions
- The Kankali Devi Temple is a Hindu temple from the Gupta period (around 420); it is considered - next to the temple no. 17 of Sanchi - as one of the oldest (preserved) free-standing temples in northern India. It has a flat roof and consists of the actual cella ( garbhagriha ) and a pillar-supported vestibule ( mandapa ) . The outer walls of the almost square sanctuary area, built from precisely hewn stones, have a side length of about 5.20 m and are completely unstructured. The pillars of the vestibule are block-like in the lower part, an octagonal zone follows above, which, however, will soon be converted into a sixteen-sided channeled area. A round stone with a lotus blossom leads into a jug motif ( kalasha ) that promises happiness and blessings ; above it is an unadorned fighter block . The square capitals each consist of two narrow panels with flower motifs, a thick panel with window motifs ( chandrasalas ) and almost free-form lion attachments, which can be seen as a late aftereffect of the famous Ashoka capitals. In later times the portico , which was open to the side, was closed by massive stone slabs with figurative representations. In the outer band of the stone, T-shaped door frame, the decorative elements of the vestibule pillars are repeated; two more ribbons show small flower motifs and two more are unadorned. Above are well-preserved representations of the goddesses Ganga and Yamuna , each standing on a river monster ( makara ) and a turtle (kurma) . Inside the square is also only 2.30 m wide and deep Cella is a cult image with a Narasimha representation, but which is not original, because a gutter on the right side can be more of a formerly existing Shiva - lingam think; An open lotus blossom is incorporated into the ceiling panel.
- There are a large number of ornamented stones and stone slabs surrounding it, indicating that the Kankali Devi Temple was once just one of many Hindu temples in this location, which makes the presence of a regional pilgrimage center likely.
- Surroundings
- About 5 km northeast of Tigawa is the place Kunda with the small, but also Gupta period Shankara Madha temple . It can be assumed that the temple was built around the same time as that of Tigawa.
- In Bahuriband, about 4 km to the south, there is a Jain temple with a medieval 8 m high monolithic Shantinatha statue.
literature
- Michael W. Meister et al. (Ed.): Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture. North India - Foundations of North Indian Style. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1988, p. 35, ISBN 0-691-04053-2 .
Web links
Commons : Tigawa Temple - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
