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Maharaja Chandulal's Temple

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Creator(s)
patron: Maharaja Chandulal Bahadur (Indian (South Asian), 1776-1845)
Time period
creation date: 1823-1843
Location
Site: near Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Hindu
Description
Located in Alwal, near Alwal Municipal Office, the temple was built by Maharaja Chandulal, the Nizam’s diwan between 1823-43. The temple is built in a walled courtyard entered through a large teak door. The sanctum sanctorum—gold plated from ground to the top-- contains a silver idol of Balaji Lord Venkateshwara. The temple enclosure is surmounted by a gopuram, about 40 feet high. The temple is studded with huge brass plates on the outside, each depicting a mythological figure in relief. Some of the plates measure nearly 6 feet X 6 feet.
exterior, Exterior view showing the gopuram, 1929
Work type
Temple
Medium
masonry
stone
Keywords
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Rights
(c) Krishnaswamy Mudiraj
Access rights
All rights reserved
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