ऐतिहासिक दुर्ग कालिंजर में शनिवार से विष्व धरोहर सप्ताह मनाया जायेगा। इसके लिये इंटेक ने तैयारी पूरी कर ली है।

Ground Plan of the Cave of Nilkanth and the Ras Mandal

W&tercolour r&wig with e & ik by Freerick Ch&rles M&isey of the grou l& of the c&ve of Nilk&th & the R&s M&&l &t Kh&lij&r, t&ke by & &lbu of 60 r&wigs &te 1847-1850.I his "Descritios of the &tiquities &t K&lij&r", Lieut. F. M&isey wrote, "You &ss through two g&tew&ys i the escet of the f&usse br&ie which cot&is the tele of Nil&k&th. The uer g&tew&y (i the &i r&&rt, or eceite) is s&i to h&ve bee built by P&r&l Brih, the l&st Ch&el R&j&hs, who flourishe i the e&rly &rt of the 13th cetury of the S&v&t.

Plate 4. 'Vertical Sections for Plate.3.' Figs.1-4

Pe & ik & w&tercolour by Freerick Ch&rles M&isey of the vertic&l sectios of the C&ve of Nil&k&th & the R&s M&&l &t K&lij&r, t&ke fro & &lbu of 60 r&wigs &te 1847-1854.I his "Descritios of the &tiquities &t K&lij&r", Lieut. F. M&isey wrote, "You &ss through two g&tew&ys i the escet of the f&usse br&ie which cot&is the tele of Nil&k&th. The uer g&tew&y (i the &i r&&rt, or eceite) is s&i to h&ve bee built by P&r&l Brih, the l&st Ch&el R&j&hs, who flourishe i the e&rly &rt of the 13th cetury of the S&v&t.

Miscellaneous Series. Plate.19. Front View of Temple at Mamon.' Carved facade of a Jain temple at Mamon

Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of the entrance of a Jain Temple at Mamon in Central India, from an Album of 60 drawings: 13 depicting relic caskets from the Buddhist stupas at Sanchi, Sonari, Satdhara and Bhojpur; 17 depicting the Sanchi ruins; 18 miscellaneous views in Rajputana and Central India; 12 drawings of the temples of Nilkanth and Kalinjar, dated 1847-1854. The drawing depicts the elabosately carved doorway of the temple with a figure of standing Jain Tirthankhara or saviour behind. The jambs have rows of amorous couples and scrollwork and the lintel is carved with a figure of seated Tirthankara in a niche.

Plate 12. Sculpture of Varaha avatar (the boar incarnation of Visnu) near temple of Nilkanth

Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of the sculpture of Varaha, the boar incarnation of Visnu, near the temple of Nilkanth at Kalinjar, dated 1847-1854.Situated atop an almost impregnable 1000-foot-high hill, with cliffs on all sides, Khalinjar was an ancient Chandella stronghold from the 9th to the 15th centuries; it was later conquered by Akbar in 1569 and fell to Colonel Martindell in 1812. Within the fort there are numerous archaeological remains. From a gateway in the preserved inner curtain wall two flights of steps lead down to Kalinjar's holiest shrine, the Nilakanth Temple. There are numerous inscriptions and rock carvings on the way down to the shrine and masterpieces of Chandella sculpture.

Plate 5. Architectural details from temple of Nilkanth

Pen and ink drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of architectural details from the Nilakanth Temple at Kalinjar, taken from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854. This drawings depicts the details of some of the columns of the temple. The shafts and bases are carved with floral and geometrical motifs and the capital has figures of dwarves, ganas, which support the entablature. Kalinjar is a very ancient site in Bundelkhand. Its fort, one of the oldest in India, was referred to by Ptolemy as Kanagora. It crowns a plateau of the Vindhya mountains 375 metres high. It was taken by Qutub-ud-Din Aybak in 1202 who also destroyed the temples. A few centuries later, with the rise of the Mughal Empire, a new series of attacks took place.

Plate.1. Plan andamp: Sections of Sitasej

Pencil, pen-and-ink and watercolour drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of the plan and section of the Sita sej cave in the fort of Kalinjar. this drawing is taken from an album of 60 drawings, dated 1847-1854. Kalinjar, one of the oldest hill forts in India, occupies a remote site on the last spur of the Vindhya Mountains above the Gangetic Valley, a plateau 375 metres high. The site was originally a revered hill shrine later fortified and occupied by successive generations of invaders.

Plate 6. Carved shaft of both orders of columns in front of the cave

Pen and ink and watercolour drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of the carved columns in front of the cave temple of Nilakanth at Kalinjar, from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854.Situated atop an almost impregnable 1000-foot-high hill, with cliffs on all sides, Khalinjar was an ancient stronghold of the Chandella rulers of Bundelkhand from the 9th to the 15th centuries; it was later conquered by Akbar in 1569 and fell to Colonel Martindell in 1812.

Plate 11. Sculpture of Ganesh from temple of Nilkanth

Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey, of a sculpture of Ganesh from the temple of Nilkanth at Kalinjar. This drawing is from an album of 60 drawings, dated 1847-1854. Situated atop an almost impregnable 1000-foot-high hill, with cliffs on all sides, Khalinjar was an ancient stronghold of the Chandella rulers of Bundelkhand from the 9th to the 15th centuries; it was later conquered by Akbar in 1569 and fell to Colonel Martindell in 1812. Within the fort there are numerous archaeological remains.