Chausath Yogini Mitawali Temple is a very unique and magnificent temple of ancient Indian architecture with a circular plan. Generally the tops of most of the temples are in the shape of a conical shikhar.
The Parliament House of India is believed to be inspired by the architecture of the
Yogini Temple, which was designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912–1913. But there is no credible written evidence that the Indian Parliament building was inspired by the temple architecture.
There are 17-17 pillars in the inner circle of the mandapa, 64-64 pillars in the outer circle. There are a total of 5 circumambulation paths in the inner part of the temple. There are 64 cells along the outermost path, in which most of the Shivling is seated, but there is no Yogini presence in any of the cells. Due to the presence of Yoginis in these 64 cells, the name of the temple is also known as Chausath Yogini Temple.
Yogini is specially worshiped for attainment of accomplishment under Tantra Sadhana. According to local belief, some Tantra Siddha devotees still visit the temple secretly to complete the spiritual practices.
The arrangement of restaurants or eateries around the temple is negligible. To reach the temple above, one has to go through stairs, the number of stairs is not even more, an ordinary fit person can climb up within 5 minutes, although there is no shade due to excessive sun or hot weather, water will be taken with him. Provide facilities. By the way, the facility of shady trees and natural drinking water is available in
Shri Ram Janaki temple just below the temple.
There is no guide facility of any kind in the temple premises. This temple is managed by MP Tourism. Only a limited parking facility is available in the temple complex downstairs. This temple is a very good place to enjoy
photography, historical, architecture, archeology and sunrise-sunset points.
This temple comes under the National Protected Monument. There is no official priest or Mahant appointed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. All the people working in the temple are from the Archaeological Survey of India. are regular employees only.
Inscriptions by Archaeological Survey of India:
Built on the high hills of
Mitawali village, this temple is known among the local people as
Ikottarasa Mahadev Temple. The ground plan of this temple is unique and is similar to the ground plan of sixty-four Yogini temples obtained in India, in which there are usually deity chambers in a circular circle around the main temple.
The main entrance of the temple is in the east and the cells built around it with a pillared verandah in front are very small. Shivling is present in some of these cells. In the middle is the main temple on a high round
Jagti, in which Shivling is installed in the sanctum.
Who built Chausath Yogini Temple:
On the basis of archival evidence, this temple was built by Maharaj Devpal in 1323 AD. At the foot of the temple hill, life-size Kushan stone statues containing heavy ornaments have been found, which are currently on display in the Archaeological Museum, Gwalior Fort, Gwalior.
Where is Chausath Yogini Temple?
Chausath Yogini Temple is situated on a high hill in Mitawali village of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.
Popular Name: Ekattarso Mahadev Temple