Category:Bag group of temples, Kadwaha

Bag group of temples, Kadwaha 

c. 9th century Vishnu and Shiva temples
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Instance of	Hindu temple
Location	Madhya Pradesh, India
24° 58′ 01.3″ N, 77° 54′ 56.7″ E
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The Bag group of Hindu temples – also called the Nahalvar group – in Kadwaya (Kadwaha) consist of three historic temples within the compound of the modern era Bijasan Mata Mandir. Located to the north, two Bag group temples are close to each other and one is further north. All are damaged, only one has a surviving part of the torn sikhara (superstructure above the sanctum). These temples are from about the 9th-century.

The set of two are Vaishnava temples, profusely carved with Vaishnava, Shaiva and Shakta tradition artwork. The larger of the two faces west, has a pancha-ratha plan. It has a damaged mandapa and sanctum. The notable artwork in this temple include the Vamana, Varaha and Brahma. The doorway is flanked with Ganga and Yamuna goddesses, while the lalitabimba has Vishnu riding over Garuda. Also included are the Sapta-matrikas, Vishnu dashavataras and other Hindu artwork around the doorway. The second of two temples is smaller, but also dedicated to Vishnu. Its mandapa is lost. The notable artwork that can be identified after all the damage in this smaller temple includes Natesha–Nataraja, Surya, Lakshmi-Narayana, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

The third temple of this group, sometimes identified separately as the Marghatiya temple, has a partial Nagara-style sikhara. This is a Shiva temple, but unusual as it features an Uma-Maheshvara statue inside its sanctum. This temple too is profusely carved, has a mandapa and a square sanctum with intricately decorated sakhas around. The notable artwork in this temple includes Saraswati, Ganesha and Natesa–Nataraja. Most of the sculpture in this third temple too suffer from damage such as beheading, defacement and chopped limbs.