महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
the uneven ground is studded with numerous
old temples and reservoirs, barracks for
the garrison, grain stores and other domed
buildings.
The formidable bastions in the battlement-
ed wall of Kumbhalgarh, as the illustration
on the opposite page will show, are peculiar
in shape and are so built that the enemy may
not be able to scale them by means of ladders.
Outside the fortress, at some little distance
on a mound, is a fine temple consisting of a
square sanctuary with a vaulted dome and a
colounade of elegant pillars all round. Describ-
ing this ancient temple, Col. Tod says:—"The
design of this temple is truly classic. It
consists only of the sanctuary, which has a
vaulted dome and colonnaded portico all round.
The architecture is undoubtedly Jain, which
is as distinct in character from the Brahminical,
.as their religion. There is a chasteness and
simplicity in this specimen of monotheistic
worship, affording a wide contrast to the
elaborately sculptured shrines of the Saivas,
and other polytheists of India. The extreme
want of decoration best attests its antiquity,
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