Garhwa is an interesting excursion destination around
Allahabad. In fact, Garhwa is a must visit tourist spot during your tour
to Allahabad. The place is famous for the ruins of some of the most
beautiful temples in Purvanchal. The place has not been at the helm of
the matter but slowly and steadily, it is picking up in the hot list. In
fact, Garhwa is a must visit for both researchers as well as casual
visitors. Historians and researchers who are working on ancient North
Indian temple architectures or Gupta era temples for that matter must
visit this place. Garhwa will give a different insight about this
architecture tradition altogether.
There are numerous ruins of temples scattered all around Garhwa. Most
of these temples date back to Gupta period and beyond. Though in
depleted condition, these temples give an insight in to the stone-temple
tradition. This tradition is more often associated the temples of
Southern India and Vindhya Mountains. Garhwa breaks that notion
convincingly. The main temple in Garhwa has 16 beautifully carved stone
pillars. These pillars also carry inscriptions that reveal that the
temples date back to the Gupta period at the very least. Apart from the
stone pillars, there are numerous sculptures in Garhwa too. Some of the
better sculptures from Garwha are now shown in the State Museum in
Lucknow.
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