Ram Mandir, Durga Shrine, and Kanya Kumari Mandir
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Title
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Ram Mandir, Durga Shrine, and Kanya Kumari Mandir
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Brief history
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Unknown
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Local tradition
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Story of sculpture as narrated by Sadananda Gurda: Durga sculpture is from a place called Upardeeh. It was found in a well by a local doctor’s daughter, who brought the sculpture to her house and installed it. Subsequently her whole family perished in a plague, which was brought by some people from Himanchal Pradesh state of India, including daughter. The doctor attributed this misfortune to the instillation of the statue in his house, and as a result threw the sculpture in a cremation ground in Gaya. Later the sculpture was brought to the temple and installed in a grilled enclosure near Vishnupad.
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Structure
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Ram Mandir: Chamber with courtyard on two sides. Southern wall has a large Hanuman with Ram and Sita on his shoulders. Sanctum has beautiful lintels painted red and green. Temple looks pretty new.
Durga: Outdoor shrine open and gated on one side.
Kanya Kumari Shrine: Single cell shrine, painted purple with red gate.
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Location
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Near dev ghat
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Geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude)
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24°46'41.44", 85°00'34.18"
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Approachs
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On way to dev ghat from Vishnupad’s northern back-alley entrance
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Airport
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Gaya
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Railway station
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Gaya
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Bus stand
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Gaya
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Topographical features
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North-eastern slope of Mundaprishtha hill
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Building materials
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Brick
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stone
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Usage
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Active worship
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Protection status
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Good
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Conservation assessment
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Good
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Subject
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Hindu temples--India
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Omeka identifier
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sci-site14-03
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Present condition
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Good