Heritage Gwalior - 8th Century - Padawali

Just a very few kilometers from Bateshwar temples is another site called Padawali, which seems to be parts of a fortress  built around or over an even ancient temple structure, dated 8th-10th century. The site is still being excavated and more structures may be found. Within the little fort’s wall is a splendid gate or outer mandapa to a Vishnu temple that no longer exists. But the gate is enough to stupefy. The inside, especially the roof of this gate of the temple has very dense and fine carvings depicting episodes from Ramayana and Mahabharat, various incarnations of Vishnu, Samudra Manthan.

I was really amazed at the density of figures in each square feet of the walls or roof in this temple.

Lord Shiva dancing inthe cemetery in Preta (Ghost) form

Another temple cluster at Dodamath in the same place is also being excavated. The ravages of time and earthquakes have destroyed these forgotten temples.