Rani Ahilyabai Holkar🧵
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one of the greatest women rulers in Indian history and a patron of arts & architecture, patron of Hindu temples, great pioneer and builder.
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one of the greatest women rulers in Indian history and a patron of arts & architecture, patron of Hindu temples, great pioneer and builder.
Ahilya Bai Holkar was born (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795). She was the hereditary noble queen of the Maratha Empire, in early-modern India. She established Maheshwar (in Madhya Pradesh) as the seat of Holkar Dynasty.
Ahilya Bai was a great pioneer and builder of Hindu mandir
Ahilya Bai was a great pioneer and builder of Hindu mandir
who constructed hundreds of temples and Dharmashalas throughout India. She is specially renowned for refurbishing and reconsecrating some of the most sacred sites of Hindu pilgrimage that had been desecrated & demolished in the previous century by the Mughal Emperor Aur@ngzeb
The following structures were (re)constructed by Ahilyabai.
Alampur (Madhya Pradesh) – Harihareshwar, Batuk, Malharimarthand, Surya, Renuka, Ram Hanuman Temples, Shriram Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Maruti Temple, Narsinh Temple, Khanderao Martand Temple, Memorial of Malharrao
Amarkantak(Madhya Pradesh)-
Construction of Shri Vishweshwar Temple, Kotithirth Temple, Gomukhi Temple, Dharamshala & Vansh Kund
Ambegaon – Lamps for temple
Anand Kanan – Vishweshwar Temple
Aundha Nagnath Temple, destroyed during Aurangzeb's conquests, rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar
Alampur (Madhya Pradesh) – Harihareshwar, Batuk, Malharimarthand, Surya, Renuka, Ram Hanuman Temples, Shriram Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Maruti Temple, Narsinh Temple, Khanderao Martand Temple, Memorial of Malharrao
Amarkantak(Madhya Pradesh)-
Construction of Shri Vishweshwar Temple, Kotithirth Temple, Gomukhi Temple, Dharamshala & Vansh Kund
Ambegaon – Lamps for temple
Anand Kanan – Vishweshwar Temple
Aundha Nagnath Temple, destroyed during Aurangzeb's conquests, rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)– Construction of Shri Rama Temple,
Shri Treta Rama Temple, Shri Bhairava Temple, Nageshwar/Siddhnath Temple, Sarayu Ghat, Swargadwari Mohatajkhana & Dharamshalas
Badrinath (Uttarakhand) – Construction of Shri Kedareshwar Temple and Hari Mandir
Dharamshalas (at Rangdachati, Bidarchati, Vyasaganga, Tunganath, Pawali), construction of many kundas (at Gaurkund, Kundachatri), a garden and a kunda of warm water at Devprayag, pastoral land for cows
Beed – Renovation of a Ghat & the Khandeshwari temple.
Shri Treta Rama Temple, Shri Bhairava Temple, Nageshwar/Siddhnath Temple, Sarayu Ghat, Swargadwari Mohatajkhana & Dharamshalas
Badrinath (Uttarakhand) – Construction of Shri Kedareshwar Temple and Hari Mandir
Dharamshalas (at Rangdachati, Bidarchati, Vyasaganga, Tunganath, Pawali), construction of many kundas (at Gaurkund, Kundachatri), a garden and a kunda of warm water at Devprayag, pastoral land for cows
Beed – Renovation of a Ghat & the Khandeshwari temple.
Belur (Karnataka)
Construction of Ganapati, Panduranga, Jaleshwar, Khandoba, Tirthraja and Fire temples & a Kunda
Bhanpura – Nine Temples and Dharmashala
Bharatpur(Rajasthan) – Construction of a Temple, Dharmashala, Kunda & Ghat
Bhimashankar – Garibkhana
Bhusawal(Maharashtra) – Construction of Changadev Temple
Bitthur – Bhramaghat
Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) – Construction of Raj Ghat, Ram Ghat, Kunda Chandwad – Vishnu Temple and Renuka Temple
Chaundi – Chaudeshwaridevi Temple, Sineshwar Mahadev temple,
Ahilyeshwar Temple, Dharamshala, Ghat
Construction of Ganapati, Panduranga, Jaleshwar, Khandoba, Tirthraja and Fire temples & a Kunda
Bhanpura – Nine Temples and Dharmashala
Bharatpur(Rajasthan) – Construction of a Temple, Dharmashala, Kunda & Ghat
Bhimashankar – Garibkhana
Bhusawal(Maharashtra) – Construction of Changadev Temple
Bitthur – Bhramaghat
Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) – Construction of Raj Ghat, Ram Ghat, Kunda Chandwad – Vishnu Temple and Renuka Temple
Chaundi – Chaudeshwaridevi Temple, Sineshwar Mahadev temple,
Ahilyeshwar Temple, Dharamshala, Ghat
Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh Pranpratishta of Shri Ramachandra & 4 other temples
Cikhalda – Annakshetra (public building from where food would be distributed among sadhus free of cost)
Dwarka (Gujarat) – Mohatajkhana, Pooja House and donation of some villages to the priests of the Dwarkadhish Mandir
Ellora (Maharashtra) - Commissioning the last layer of paintings decorating the shrine of Kailasanath Temple within the Ellora Caves
Gangotri – Vishwanath,
Kedarnath, Annapurna and Bhairav Temples, many Dharmashalas
Gaya (Bihar) – Reconstruction of the Vishnupad Temple in 1787 which had been previously desecrated & demolished by Aur@ngzeb in 1669.
Cikhalda – Annakshetra (public building from where food would be distributed among sadhus free of cost)
Dwarka (Gujarat) – Mohatajkhana, Pooja House and donation of some villages to the priests of the Dwarkadhish Mandir
Ellora (Maharashtra) - Commissioning the last layer of paintings decorating the shrine of Kailasanath Temple within the Ellora Caves
Gangotri – Vishwanath,
Kedarnath, Annapurna and Bhairav Temples, many Dharmashalas
Gaya (Bihar) – Reconstruction of the Vishnupad Temple in 1787 which had been previously desecrated & demolished by Aur@ngzeb in 1669.
Gokarna – Rewaleshwar Mahadev temple, Holkar Wada, Garden and Garibkhana
Grishneshwar(Maharashtra ) – Construction of the Grishneshwar Shiva temple and the Shivalaya Tirth
Handiya – Siddhanath Temple, ghat
Dharmashalas
Indore – Many Temples and ghats
Jalgaon – Ram Mandir
Jamghat – Bhumi dwar
Jalgaon – Land donated for Ramdas Swami Math
Jejuri – Malhargautameshwar, Vitthal, Martand Temple, Janai Mahadev and Malhar lakes
Karmanasini River – Bridge
Grishneshwar(Maharashtra ) – Construction of the Grishneshwar Shiva temple and the Shivalaya Tirth
Handiya – Siddhanath Temple, ghat
Dharmashalas
Indore – Many Temples and ghats
Jalgaon – Ram Mandir
Jamghat – Bhumi dwar
Jalgaon – Land donated for Ramdas Swami Math
Jejuri – Malhargautameshwar, Vitthal, Martand Temple, Janai Mahadev and Malhar lakes
Karmanasini River – Bridge
Kedarnath – Dharmashala and Kund
Kolhapur – Facilities for temple pooja
Kumher – Well and Memorial of Prince Khandera
Khargone – fort and many temples and ghats
Kurukshetra (Haryana) – Construction of 2 Shiva Temples, Panchkund Ghat & Laxmikund Ghat
Maheshwar – Hundreds of temples, ghats, dharmashalas and houses, Mamaleshwar Mahadev Himachal Pradesh – Lamps
Manasa Devi – Seven temples
Mandleshwar – Shiv Temple Ghat
Mangaon – Datta Mandir, Near Sawantwadi,
Konkan, Maharashtra, India
Meerut Chandi Devi Temple
Miri (Ahmednagar)
Kolhapur – Facilities for temple pooja
Kumher – Well and Memorial of Prince Khandera
Khargone – fort and many temples and ghats
Kurukshetra (Haryana) – Construction of 2 Shiva Temples, Panchkund Ghat & Laxmikund Ghat
Maheshwar – Hundreds of temples, ghats, dharmashalas and houses, Mamaleshwar Mahadev Himachal Pradesh – Lamps
Manasa Devi – Seven temples
Mandleshwar – Shiv Temple Ghat
Mangaon – Datta Mandir, Near Sawantwadi,
Konkan, Maharashtra, India
Meerut Chandi Devi Temple
Miri (Ahmednagar)
Bhairav mandir in 1780 Naimabar(MP) – Temple
Nandurbar , Brahmanpuri Dantlochan Ganpati and Shiva temple.
Nathdwara(Rajasthan) – Construction of Ahilya Kund, Temple, Well & Dharmashala
Nandurkhi BK – Well
Neelkantha Mahadev – Shivalaya and Gomukh
Namisharanya
(Uttar Pradesh) – Construction of Mahadev Madi, Nimsar Dharmashala, Go-ghat & Cakratirtha Kunda
Nimgaon (Nashik) – Well
Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh) – Renovation of the temples of Mamaleshwar Mahadev, Amaleshwar & Trambakeshwar Temples, completing the construction of of Gauri-Somnath temple, construction of a Dharmashala & pond, donation of a silver mask for adoration of the Shivalinga
Nandurbar , Brahmanpuri Dantlochan Ganpati and Shiva temple.
Nathdwara(Rajasthan) – Construction of Ahilya Kund, Temple, Well & Dharmashala
Nandurkhi BK – Well
Neelkantha Mahadev – Shivalaya and Gomukh
Namisharanya
(Uttar Pradesh) – Construction of Mahadev Madi, Nimsar Dharmashala, Go-ghat & Cakratirtha Kunda
Nimgaon (Nashik) – Well
Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh) – Renovation of the temples of Mamaleshwar Mahadev, Amaleshwar & Trambakeshwar Temples, completing the construction of of Gauri-Somnath temple, construction of a Dharmashala & pond, donation of a silver mask for adoration of the Shivalinga
Ozar (Ahmednagar) – 2 wells and kund
Panj Tirath,
Peshawar – Ahilyabai Holkar rebuilt the current temple at this site
local tradition says that Ahilyabai had to leave in three days in the wake of Afghan invasions. The temple was built within three days under her supervision.
Panchavati, Nasik – Shri Ram Temple, Gora Mahadev temple, Dharmashala, Vishweshwar Temple, Ramghat, Dharmashala
Parli Vaijnath (Maharastra) – renovation of the Mandir in 1784
Pandharpur (Maharashtra) – Construction of Shri Rama Temple, Tulsibag, Holkarwada, Sabha Mandap, Dharmashala, Bajirao well. and donation of silver utensils to the Vitthal Temple
Pandharpur
Pimplas (Nashik) – well
Panj Tirath,
Peshawar – Ahilyabai Holkar rebuilt the current temple at this site
local tradition says that Ahilyabai had to leave in three days in the wake of Afghan invasions. The temple was built within three days under her supervision.
Panchavati, Nasik – Shri Ram Temple, Gora Mahadev temple, Dharmashala, Vishweshwar Temple, Ramghat, Dharmashala
Parli Vaijnath (Maharastra) – renovation of the Mandir in 1784
Pandharpur (Maharashtra) – Construction of Shri Rama Temple, Tulsibag, Holkarwada, Sabha Mandap, Dharmashala, Bajirao well. and donation of silver utensils to the Vitthal Temple
Pandharpur
Pimplas (Nashik) – well
Puntambe (Maharashtra) – Construction of a Ghat on the Godavari river
Puri (Odisha) – Shri Ramachandra Temple, Dharmashala and Garden, embelli
Pushkar(Rajasthan) – Construction of Ganapati Temple, a Dharmashala & Garden
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) – Construction of Hanumana Temple
Shri Radha Krishna Temple, a Dharmashala, Well & Garden
Rampura – Four Temples, Dharmashala and houses
Raver – Keshav Kund
Rishikesh – Many temples including Shrinathji and Govardhan ram temples
Sakargaon – well
Sambhalgram(Uttar Pradesh) – Construction of Lakshminarayana Temple and two wells
Sangamner – Ram Temple
Saptashrungi – Dharmashala
Sardhana Meerut – Chandi Devi Temple
Prabhas Patan (Gujarat) – Renovation and Pranaprathistha (consecration) of the Somnath temple in 1785 which had been previously desecrated & demolished on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1665.
Puri (Odisha) – Shri Ramachandra Temple, Dharmashala and Garden, embelli
Pushkar(Rajasthan) – Construction of Ganapati Temple, a Dharmashala & Garden
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) – Construction of Hanumana Temple
Shri Radha Krishna Temple, a Dharmashala, Well & Garden
Rampura – Four Temples, Dharmashala and houses
Raver – Keshav Kund
Rishikesh – Many temples including Shrinathji and Govardhan ram temples
Sakargaon – well
Sambhalgram(Uttar Pradesh) – Construction of Lakshminarayana Temple and two wells
Sangamner – Ram Temple
Saptashrungi – Dharmashala
Sardhana Meerut – Chandi Devi Temple
Prabhas Patan (Gujarat) – Renovation and Pranaprathistha (consecration) of the Somnath temple in 1785 which had been previously desecrated & demolished on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1665.
Siddhivinayak temple's inner sanctum at Siddhatek in Ahmednagar District
Shri Nagnath (Darukhvan) – Started pooja in 1784
Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) – Construction of a temple
Shri Shambhu Mahadev
Mountain Shingnapur (Maharashtra) – Well
Shri Vighneshwar – Lamps
Sinhpur – Shiv Temple and ghat
Sulpeshwar – Mahadev Temple, annakshetra
Sultanpur (Khandesh) – Temple
Tarana – Tilabhandeshwar Shiv temple, Khedapati, Shriram Temple, Mahakali Temple
Rameshwara Jyotirlinga, Tamil Nadu
Mallikarjunaswamy Jyotirlinga, Andhra Pradesh
Janardanaswamy temple, Kerala
Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kerala
Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) temple, Andhra Pradesh
Shri Nagnath (Darukhvan) – Started pooja in 1784
Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) – Construction of a temple
Shri Shambhu Mahadev
Mountain Shingnapur (Maharashtra) – Well
Shri Vighneshwar – Lamps
Sinhpur – Shiv Temple and ghat
Sulpeshwar – Mahadev Temple, annakshetra
Sultanpur (Khandesh) – Temple
Tarana – Tilabhandeshwar Shiv temple, Khedapati, Shriram Temple, Mahakali Temple
Rameshwara Jyotirlinga, Tamil Nadu
Mallikarjunaswamy Jyotirlinga, Andhra Pradesh
Janardanaswamy temple, Kerala
Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kerala
Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) temple, Andhra Pradesh
Mahabaleshwara temple, Karnataka
Subrahmanyeshwara temple, Andhra Pradesh
Pasupateshwara temple, Tamil Nadu
Dwarkadhish temple, Gujarat
Ranchhorji temple, Gujarat
Utkanteshwara temple, Gujarat
Vaijanath temple, Maharashtra
Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga, Maharashtra
Panchavati temple, Maharashtra
Matrugaya temple, Gujarat
Siddheshwara temple, Maharashtra
Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga, Maharashtra
Pandharpur Panduranga temple, Maharashtra
Eklingji temple, Rajasthan
Somanath Jyotirlinga, Gujarat
Nathadwara Shrinathji temple, Rajasthan,
Vriddheshwara temple, Maharashtra
Ghrishneshwara temple, Maharashtra
Loteshwara temple, Gujarat
Rajarajeshwara temple, Kerala
Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh
Kashi Viswanath Jyotirlinga, Uttar Pradesh
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Jharkhand
For the benefit of sadhus & Hindu pilgrims, Ahilyabai had constructed roads laid with trees & dharamshalas that connected Haridwar, Mathura, Prayag, Ayodhya
Subrahmanyeshwara temple, Andhra Pradesh
Pasupateshwara temple, Tamil Nadu
Dwarkadhish temple, Gujarat
Ranchhorji temple, Gujarat
Utkanteshwara temple, Gujarat
Vaijanath temple, Maharashtra
Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga, Maharashtra
Panchavati temple, Maharashtra
Matrugaya temple, Gujarat
Siddheshwara temple, Maharashtra
Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga, Maharashtra
Pandharpur Panduranga temple, Maharashtra
Eklingji temple, Rajasthan
Somanath Jyotirlinga, Gujarat
Nathadwara Shrinathji temple, Rajasthan,
Vriddheshwara temple, Maharashtra
Ghrishneshwara temple, Maharashtra
Loteshwara temple, Gujarat
Rajarajeshwara temple, Kerala
Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh
Kashi Viswanath Jyotirlinga, Uttar Pradesh
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Jharkhand
For the benefit of sadhus & Hindu pilgrims, Ahilyabai had constructed roads laid with trees & dharamshalas that connected Haridwar, Mathura, Prayag, Ayodhya
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