Western gate of the historical village Jhinjhuvada. Beautiful piece of architecture decorated with ancient artwork and deities. It has been damaged severely during big earthquake in 2001. Restored quite well since then by the locals and archeological survey of india. There are 4 such gates to the Jhinjuvada village and locals use them as the main entry-exit to the village center. Pardon for the poor photo quality as my mobile camera lens was damaged. But do visit the Jhinjhuvada village to explore it's historical lineage, culture and the vast open landscapes of little rann of kutch adjacent to the village.
Madapol gate is one of the entry gate to Zinzuwada fort among 4 other gates, Rakshaspol gate, Harijan gate and Dhama gate in four directions.This is the entry point to LRoK and Vachcharaj Dada temple. This gate is an example of Maru Gurjara style gate. As per the history, this gate was built in 12th century.
Historical gate sins 1000 years old
Very very nice carving work.must visit
Very beautiful monument jinjuvada gate beautiful carving
Beautiful piece of Architecture in the middle of nowhere. A 12th century marvel standing intact facing many earth quakes.... An entrabce to the emptyness of Rann from the last village on the outskirts.... A sleepy hamlet with a few more historical monuments around to admire.
The fort is built with large stone slabs and broad. It is considered as the finest example of Hindu fortification in India along with the Dabhoi fort. The town planning, gateways and decoration of them are according to the Hindu architectural treatises. There are four gateways in four directions; Madapol Gate, Rakshaspol Gate, Harijan Gate and Dhama Gate. Madapol Gate is fine brackets resting on the pillars and supporting the roof. It is an example of Maru-Gurjara styled gate. The lower niches in the gates houses various Hindu deities while upper niches have well carved balconies.
