Rockcut Jain monuments attract tourists in Gwalior by anil tomar 01 Aug 2023 1222 pm

Rock cut sculptures in Gopachal Parvat Will see the famous rock cut Jain monuments on Gopachal Parvat. Here we can see the group of Jain sculpture sculptures around the wall of Gwalior Fort. This work is mainly from 7th and 15th century.

What are rock cut idols, those idols are made in the mountain itself by cutting the stone of the mountain. They are called rock cut sculptures. The idols in Gopachal Parvat are made of two meters to 15 meters in height.

The rock monument built under the patronage of the Tomar dynasty was built during the then period under the patronage of the Tomar dynasties. The Tomar kings had provided shelter and protection to Jainism to the Jain community. It was he who made the rock cut sculptures in the mountain ranges.

Hence the name Gopachal Parvat, there was a forest on Gopalchal Parvat before the 7th century and cows used to graze here. That's why this mountain range was named Gopal Parvat.

Among the five groups of rock-cut monuments, the Gopachal Parvat, situated on a long straight rock on the eastern side of the hill, is the largest and considered the most important of the five groups of rock-cut Jain monuments in Gwalior.

There are 18 huge urns in the monument. There are 18 huge idols in the Gopachal mountain. Some are up to 10 meters high but there are many sculptures ranging from 2 meters to 5 meters high. The shapes of the sculptures are reminiscent of various sites in Egypt.

There was an attempt to destroy the rock monument during the Mughal period. Because of this, most of the idols are seen in fragmented condition. However, many sculptures are perfect and have been preserved.

There are many idols in the caves, there are caves in Gopal mountain. Sculptures are also made in these caves. All these have been preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India.

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