Chausat Yogini Mandir Tunnel

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A fabulous subterranean tunnel is reputed to connect the mandir (temple) dedicated to Chausat Yogini (note 1) at Bedaghat to the Durgavati Rani mahal (palace of Queen Durgavati): What to see: Chausat Yogini Temple … According to local legend, this ancient temple is connected to the Gond Queen Durgavati's palace through an underground passage (MADHYA PRADESH TOURISM 1999b). ETYMOLOGY: The Hindi -Chausath Jogini- translates as Sixty-four Female Devotees where -yogini- is a female saint or sorcerer who practices -yoga- (literally: yoke) in the sense of harnessing onto the (cart of a) goddess or god: female goddess attendants (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 1112). SITUATION 2005: Marble Rocks … known locally as Bhedaghat [note 2], this gorge on the Narmada river is 22 km west of Jabalpur. … Dhuandhar (Smoke Cascade) waterfall is a worthwhile 2 km walk uphill from the jetty. Along the way is Chausath Yogini, a circular temple with damaged ancient imgaes of 64 yoginis … (LONELY PLANET, India 005: 632). SITUATION 1997: Near Bedaghat, the village about 21 km approximately west from Jabalpur (N23°10': E079°57'), and at the lower end of the gorge [–>Marble Rocks], a flight of over 100 stone steps leads to the Chausath Yogini or Madanpur Temple. The circular temple has damaged images of the 64 yoginis, or attendants of the goddess Kali (LONELY PLANET, India 1997: 795).A fabulous subterranean tunnel is reputed to connect the mandir (temple) dedicated to Chausat Yogini (note 1) at Bedaghat to the Durgavati Rani mahal (palace of Queen Durgavati): What to see: Chausat Yogini Temple … According to local legend, this ancient temple is connected to the Gond Queen Durgavati's palace through an underground passage (MADHYA PRADESH TOURISM 1999b). ETYMOLOGY: The Hindi -Chausath Jogini- translates as Sixty-four Female Devotees where -yogini- is a female saint or sorcerer who practices -yoga- (literally: yoke) in the sense of harnessing onto the (cart of a) goddess or god: female goddess attendants (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 1112). SITUATION 2005: Marble Rocks … known locally as Bhedaghat [note 2], this gorge on the Narmada river is 22 km west of Jabalpur. … Dhuandhar (Smoke Cascade) waterfall is a worthwhile 2 km walk uphill from the jetty. Along the way is Chausath Yogini, a circular temple with damaged ancient imgaes of 64 yoginis … (LONELY PLANET, India 005: 632). SITUATION 1997: Near Bedaghat, the village about 21 km approximately west from Jabalpur (N23°10': E079°57'), and at the lower end of the gorge [–>Marble Rocks], a flight of over 100 stone steps leads to the Chausath Yogini or Madanpur Temple. The circular temple has damaged images of the 64 yoginis, or attendants of the goddess Kali (LONELY PLANET, India 1997: 795).