Jain Temples at Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
Deogarh (Hindi: देओगढ़) is known for its Gupta monuments, located on and near the hill fort on the right bank of the Betwa River. A number of ancient monuments of Hindu and Jain origins are found within and outside the walls of the fort.
- The Jaina temples of Deogarh temple site (thirty-one according to D.R. Sahni's counting) differ in character, size, and age; some have considerable architectural merit, while others are basically shelters for the accommodation of images.
- The temples and images belong to two distinct periods, which we call 'early-medieval' (850-950) and 'medieval' (950-1150) respectively.
- The buildings and the images have suffered considerably under the devastation of the Islamic iconoclasts as well as under the effects of vegetation and temporary neglect, but there must also have been intervening schemes of reconstruction.