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Teli ka Mandir

#3من أصل 8 مكانًا للزيارة في GwaliorGwalior, Madhya Pradesh

يُعرف أيضًا باسم Telika Mandir · Oilman's Temple

إجابة سريعة

ساعات العمل: 09:00–17:00. رسوم الدخول: ₹75 للهنود · ₹250 للأجانب. خصّص 30 min. أفضل وقت: 09:00 – 10:30.

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This is a photo of ASI monument number
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ساعات العمل
09:00–17:00
رسوم الدخول
₹75 للهنود
التذكرة تبدأ من
الوقت اللازم
30 min
أفضل وقت في اليوم
09:00 – 10:30
أفضل الأشهر
Oct – Mar
العنوان
Gwalior Fort, Fort Campus, near the ASI post office, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474001

عن Teli ka Mandir

Teli ka Mandir stands roughly 100 feet tall on the Gwalior Fort ridge, and its barrel-vaulted roof — a form more associated with South Indian gopurams than with the temples of central India — makes it structurally unlike anything else on the hill. The sanctum is rectangular rather than square, a detail scholars point to as the oldest surviving example of that plan among Hindu temples in central India. Red sandstone was cut and dressed for the tower's exterior, then carved with figural bands that survive only in fragments, since the temple was damaged during the Delhi Sultanate raids of 1232 and rebuilt using a mix of original and replacement stone.

أفضل وقت في اليوم: 09:00 – 10:30. Low side light picks out the surviving carving on the tower's western face before midday haze sets in.

مواعيد Teli ka Mandir

يفتح Teli ka Mandir في 09:00 ويغلق في 17:00. وتظل المواعيد نفسها يومَي السبت والأحد.

ساعات العمل
09:00–17:00
Mon–Sun09:00–17:00
يُغلق يوم
مفتوح كل يوم

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سعر تذكرة Teli ka Mandir

Entry fees for Teli ka Mandir
التذكرةالسعر
الزوار الهنود₹75
الزوار الأجانب₹250
الأطفال₹40
الكاميرامجاني

Teli ka Mandir is covered by the same combined Gwalior Fort ticket that includes Man Mandir Palace and the Saas-Bahu Temples — ₹75 Indian / ₹40 child / ₹250 foreign as of 2026, verify at the counter. No separate payment is collected at the temple itself.

تم جمع الأسعار من gwalior.nic.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في . قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة

أفضل وقت لزيارة Teli ka Mandir

  • Quiet
  • Moderate
  • Busy
  1. 09:00 – 10:30

    Morning LightBest time to go

    Best light on the western carving and thinnest crowds, right after the fort's monuments open.

    Quiet
  2. 10:30 – 13:00

    Circuit Peak

    Visitors move through as part of the combined-ticket circuit between Man Mandir Palace and the Saas-Bahu Temples.

    Busy
  3. 13:00 – 15:30

    Midday Heat

    The exposed courtyard around the tower empties out in the afternoon sun.

    Moderate
  4. 15:30 – 17:00

    Late Afternoon

    A second, smaller wave of visitors arrives before last entry, mostly photographers.

    Moderate

تاريخ Teli ka Mandir

Teli ka Mandir's construction is dated by the art historian Michael Meister to around 750 CE, with other scholars including George Michell placing the finished structure in the 9th century; the balance of evidence connects it to the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty that controlled the fort in that period, with the emperor Mihira Bhoja sometimes credited as patron — a link sources treat as probable rather than certain. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and the name 'Teli ka Mandir,' Oilman's Temple, is a later folk name with no basis in any inscription; it may record a period when oil-pressers (telis) maintained the shrine rather than any connection to the original patron, and should be read as legend rather than documented history. Qutb-ud-din Aibak's and then Iltutmish's forces damaged the temple during the Delhi Sultanate's 1232 campaign against the fort, and a mosque was later built into the ruins using material scavenged from the site before Maratha troops demolished that mosque in turn. The Archaeological Survey of India, under Major Keith of the Royal Scots Regiment, carried out the first documented modern repairs between 1881 and 1883, rebuilding sections of the tower with a mix of salvaged and new sandstone blocks.

القواعد والآداب في Teli ka Mandir

Teli ka Mandir sits inside the same combined Gwalior Fort ticket as Man Mandir Palace and the Saas-Bahu Temples — ₹75 Indian, ₹40 child, ₹250 foreign as of 2026, verify at the counter — and needs no separate payment at its own gate. Shoes are not required to be removed, since the ASI manages the building as a protected monument rather than as an active place of worship, though some visitors still leave small offerings at the base of the sanctum. The steep external stairway once used to reach upper viewing points is closed to the public for structural safety, so the temple is seen from ground level and the surrounding courtyard rather than from above. Climbing onto the plinth or the carved base mouldings for photographs is against ASI site rules and is enforced by the attending guard.

نصائح لزيارة Teli ka Mandir

  1. 1

    Teli ka Mandir photographs best in the hour after the fort's 09:00 opening, when low side light picks out the surviving figural carving on the tower's western face without the haze that builds up by midday. The temple sits roughly five minutes on foot south of Man Mandir Palace along the ridge road, making the two an easy sequence before the Saas-Bahu Temples a further ten minutes on. Because the barrel-vaulted roofline is unusual for the region, it is worth walking a full circuit of the base rather than viewing it from a single approach — the south face shows the clearest transition between the original 8th- or 9th-century stone and the visibly lighter replacement blocks from the 1880s repair. Guides working the fort circuit rarely stop here for more than five minutes; asking for extra time is reasonable given how little on-site signage the ASI provides.

كيفية الوصول إلى Teli ka Mandir

النجمة الحمراء تمثّل Teli ka Mandir؛ والدبابيس المرقّمة هي أقرب 2 أماكن في أدلتنا، ويظهر على كل منها ترتيبه في مدينته. اضغط على أي دبوس لمزيد من التفاصيل.

Gwalior Fort, Fort Campus, near the ASI post office, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474001الاتجاهات في خرائط Google

  • من Gwalior Junction Railway Station

    ₹80–₹120

    4 km · 12–15 min

    Auto, negotiated

  • من Man Mandir Palace

    1 km · 5 min walk

    Free (on foot along the ridge road)

أقرب مطار

من Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport (GWL), Maharajpura

approximately 12 km, 25–30 minutes by road.

أقرب محطة قطار

من Gwalior Junction (GWL)

approximately 4 km, 12–15 minutes by road.

الأسئلة الشائعة عن Teli ka Mandir

When was Teli ka Mandir built?

Around 750 CE to the 9th century, most likely under Gurjara-Pratihara patronage; scholars disagree on the exact decade, though most place it before 900 CE.

Is Teli ka Mandir still used for active worship?

No. The Archaeological Survey of India manages it as a protected monument rather than an active daily-worship site, and no fixed puja schedule is posted, though some visitors leave informal offerings.

Why is it called the 'Oilman's Temple'?

The name is a later folk addition with no supporting inscription. It may refer to a period when oil-pressers (telis) maintained the shrine, but the connection is legend rather than documented fact.

Do I need a separate ticket for Teli ka Mandir?

No. It is covered by the same combined Gwalior Fort ticket used for Man Mandir Palace and the Saas-Bahu Temples.

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