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Rare Features
| | Rare Features | | The Teli-ka-Mandir or the oilman's temple is probably the earliest of the temples in the Gwalior Fort. Although commanding in appearance, this temple consists only of the sanctuary with a porch and doorway leading into the inner chamber. Surprisingly, there is no mandapa and no pillared hall, which is so characteristic of the fully developed temple in this part of the country. This structure is a rare specimen of a Brahmanical sanctuary, for, the shape of its roof bears testimony to its Buddhist heritage. Instead of a spire it has a ridge of the type found on the vaulted roof of a Buddhist chaitya-hall.
The roof of this structure is made in the Dravidian style but the decorations on walls are done in the Indo Aryan style. This strange combination of two architectural styles has been the main attraction for the visitors. People still wonder at the construction with awe.
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