Kiradu : An altertümlich bonic Shiva-Vaishnava temples of Someshwara !
- Yudhivyas
- Jan 10, 2017
- 2 min read
The forgotten relics of Ancient World, unexplored and uncared jewel hidden in golden sand of Indian Thar Desert located in western part of Rajasthan, 40 Kilometer far in north-west from Barmer District HQ, which is known name for Oil-Gas Basin Folks Langa-Manganiyar’s music and its Ajrakh print, a typical block print, hand-printed by local artisans on bed sheets and curtains.
The place is emblem of Someshwar Parmar dynasty who ruled the Kirat Kot (aka Kiradkod/Kiradu) in 11-12 century. The town got ruined by Mughal & Turk invasion. Many magnificent temples were built during the 11-12 century, but foreign invaders raided, defaced the statues of Gods, mutilated the female figurines and destroyed the temple complex to pieces. The rest of the remains of thus plundered and ruined temple complex became the victim of strong dusty winds, general neglect and rumors of being haunted. Presently only 5 temples are in existence.
When you visit Kiradu, which is scattered in 3 Kilometers, with scary story of “The Wrath of a Sage” Maru-Gurjar style dilapidated temples gives you Goosebumps about mystical place. The local beliefs about Kiradu village are haunted, and believe that ghost of that village those turns to stone statue due to curse of sage still haunt people in night and they restricted to stay in nights here.
Presently in Kiradu’s 5 temples has “Garbhagrah, Antral, Mahamapdap and Dwarmandap which are decorated with sculptures and artistic motifs of Lord Shiva,Natarj, Vishnu, Varah Avatar, and many other human, animal figures.
The larger of the surviving ruins was the main temple. There are carvings at places, of dinosaur look-alike and creatures with dragon-face too. Sculptures depicting various positions from Kaamsutra also decorate the lintels, beams, arches and walls of all the existing temples. There even was wall with some inscription in either Sanskrit or some dialect in the temple complex.
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