Jogia Baba Ka Sthan, Dithwara, Madhya Pradesh

Jogia Baba Ka Sthan, Dithwara, Madhya Pradesh

Jogia Baba Ka Sthan is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Dithwara Village in Murwara Tehsil in Katni District in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a ruined brick temple dated to the Gupta period. The temple is one of the state protected monuments in Madhya Pradesh declared by Archaeological Survey of India.

History

The temple is believed to be built in 7^th century CE during the post Gupta period. The temple came to limelight in 1964 during the survey done by Archaeological Survey of India. The Department of Archaeology and Museums, Madhya Pradesh cleared the site by removing debris in 1978 which exposed the plinth of this brick temple. The temple is currently referred as  Jogia Baba ka Sthan as one baba took shelter in this temple long back.

The Temple

This temple is facing towards. The temple is completely destroyed except its plinth. The plinth measures 21 metres in length and 15 metres in breadth. The plinth consists of sixteen cells in box pattern. The temple might have consisted of sanctum, sabha mandapa and mukha mandapa. The sanctum measures 3.47 metres in length and 3.5 metres in breadth. The walls are 2.35 metres high.

The walls has a molded brick frieze in the center of these walls for decoration. Images of Chaturbuja Vishnu, upper portion of Vishnu, Balarama and Saraswathi were found during the excavation carried out in this temple. Idols of Vishnu and Saraswathi was stolen from this temple. The other idols found during the excavation were moved to Rani Durgavati Museum in Jabalpur for safety.

Connectivity

Dithwara is located at about 7 Kms from Patwara Railway Station, 16 Kms from Katni, 17 Kms from Katni Junction Railway Station, 17 Kms from Murwara Railway Station, 22 Kms from Vijayraghavgarh, 112 Kms from Jabalpur Airport and 113 Kms from Jabalpur. Dithwara is situated at about 3 Kms from Jatwara on Katni to Vijayraghavgarh route.

Location