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

Maharana Kumbha.
of Maharana Kumbha on the pedestals of
some of the images in the niches of the
Sabhāmandap (domed hall) in front of the
temple proper. This temple of Kumbhaswami
dedicated to Lord Krishna, is said to have been
constructed with the materials brought from
the ruins of the ancient shrines at Nagari,¹
situated 7 miles from Chitor. It consists of
a large square porch supporting a low pyrami-
dal roof on massive pillars in front of a
sanctuary with a stately Sikra, majestic both
in outline and size. Over the front entrance
is a sculptured stone figure of a man wearing
ornaments which may be intended for
Maharana Kumbha himself.
To the west of the temple are two
reservoirs, 125 feet long, 50 feet wide,
and 50 feet deep, of large blocks of stone
built it is said early in the fifteenth century
A. D. to commemorate the marriage of
the daughter of Rana Mokul called the
¹ For a full account of this city of remote antiquity, see
Archæological Survey of India, Vol. VI, for 1872-73 A.D.
pp. 196-226 and Col. Erskine's Gazetteer of Udaipur. Some
very ancient coins were found at Nagara or Nagari which are
unique in type and many date several centuries B.C.,
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