Kadvaha
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Kadvaha (कड़वाहा) is a village in Isagarh tahsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh. It is known for the ancient Shiv Mandir, Garhi and Mata Mandir. There are ruins of an ancient Monastery and inscriptions (AD 1067 and 1105) found at Kadwaya reveals that it was made for Mattamayura saints followers of Shiva.
Origin
Variants
- Kadavaha (कड़वाहा) (जिला ग्वालियर), (वर्तमान अशोकनगर), म.प्र. (AS, p.127)
- Kadambaguha (कंदबगुहा) दे. Kadvaha (कडवाहा) (AS, p.129)
- Kadwaha (कड़वाहा)
- Kadwaya (कड़वाया)
Location
Located on Isagarh-Ranod road 22 KM from Isagarh in north near the district border. Kadwaya is a Village in Isagarh Tehsil in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Gwalior Division . It is located 53 KM towards North from District head quarters Ashoknagar. 22 KM from Isagarh. 227 KM from State capital Bhopal. Kadwaya Pin code is 473335.
Baldevpur ( 4 KM ) , Sakarra ( 4 KM ) , Sirni ( 7 KM ) , Anandpur ( 10 KM ) , Gahora ( 10 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Kadwaya.
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Kadwa (कड़वा) (Jat clan) → Kadvaha (कड़वाहा) is a village in Isagarh tahsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh. It is known for the ancient Shiv Mandir, Garhi and Mata Mandir. There are ruins of an ancient Monastery and inscriptions (AD 1067 and 1105) found at Kadwaya reveals that it was made for Mattamayura saints followers of Shiva.
Important center of the Mattamayura
Surwaya is a small town in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It was an important center of the Mattamayura Shaiva sect and a monastery named Shankhamatha was established in the town during the eighth century CE. The Mattamayura sect was founded by Kadambaguhadhivasi at Kadwaya. His successor, Shankhadhipati, presided over Shankhamatha at Surwaya.[1] While Kadwaya (ancient Kadambaguha) continued to be the main center of the Mattamayura sect but many branches of it soon came up at various locations, near and far, i.e. Surwaya, Terahi, Mahua, Ranod, Chandrehe, Gurgi, etc. [2]
History
Kadwaya a small village of Ashoknagar tehsil contains a number of temples. One of these temples has been constructed in the 10th century in Kachhapaghata style of architecture. It has its garbha-griha (sanctum), antaral and mandapa. The temple contains short pilgrimis records of A.D. 1067 and 1105. Another old temple of Kadwaya is known as Chandal math. The village possesses a ruined monastery, from a very old record was picked up which it is stated that to monestor was built to house some members of Shaiva sect known as Matta Maurya. During Akbar's reign Kadwaya was the headquarters of a mahal in the Gwalior's sarkar of the subah of Agra.
कड़वाहा मध्य प्रदेश
कड़वाहा मध्य प्रदेश राज्य के ग्वालियर (वर्तमान अशोकनगर) ज़िले में स्थित है। कड़वाहा का प्राचीन नाम कंदबगुहा था। मध्यकाल (10वीं शती के पश्चात 16वीं शती से पूर्व) ) में बने हुए लगभग बारह मंदिरों के लिए कड़वाहा प्रसिद्ध है। वे मंदिर कड़वाहा ग्राम के चारों ओर एक मील के घेरे में स्थित हैं। इनमें से एक शिवालय आज भी अच्छी अवस्था में है और मध्ययुगीन कला का श्रेष्ठ उदाहरण है। कड़वाहा में एक प्राचीन विहार के खंडहर प्राप्त हुए हैं और कड़वाहा के एक अभिलेख से ज्ञात होता है कि यह विहार या मठ मत्तमयूर नामक शैव साधुओं के लिए बनवाया गया था। इस संप्रदाय को मध्यकाल में काफ़ी लोकप्रियता प्राप्त थी जैसा कि मध्य प्रदेश में प्राप्त इनके बहुसंख्यक मठों और अभिलेखों से सूचित होता है। [3]
कदवाहा खंडित प्रस्तर अभिलेख
चंदेरी के प्रतिहार कालीन अभिलेख- कदवाहा खंडित प्रस्तर अभिलेख - Epigraphia Indica, Vol.17, p. 117
Monuments
- Monastery
- Temple No . 2 to 7
External links
References
- ↑ Epigraphia Indica, Vol. I. pp. 351-360
- ↑ https://puratattva.in/surwaya-a-monastery-fortified/
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.127-128
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