Ajay Nath

AJMER & Its Monuments Ajay Nath

List of Monuments studied in this work(in the chronological order) (1). Ancient Jaina Chhatr?s of Ajmer (8th and 9th centuries A. D.)(2). Ajaypal Temple No.1 Ajmer (late 8th-early 9th century A. D.)(3). Ajaypal Temple No.2 Ajmer (late 8th-early 9th century A. D.)(4). Ajaypal Temple No.3 Ajmer (c. 9th century A. D.) (5). Ajaypal Temple No.4 Ajmer (c. 10th century A. D.) (6).?iva Temple Thanvla (mid-10th century A. D.) (7). Vis?n?u Temple Thanvla (late 10th -11th century A. D.) (8). Var?ha Temple Pushkar (c. 1151-67 A. D.) (9). V?saly? (V?sal-Sar) Ajmer (c. 1151-67 A. D.) (10). Adhai-Din-ka-Jhompra Masjid (including the original ?iva Temple) Ajmer (1151-67 A. D.; 1195-1230 A. D.)(11). T?r?gad?h Fort (including the Buland-Darw?zah and the Bad??-Darw?zah) Ajmer (1570-1627 A. D.) (12). Darg?h M?r?nS??hibKhingsaw?r, Taragadh Fort Ajmer (1572-1615 A. D.) (13). Darg?h Khw?jah Muin'd-D?n Chishti Sahib Ajmer (c. 1570-1658 A. D.) (14). City Parkot?? and its Mughal Gates Ajmer (1570-76 A. D.) (15). Imperial Treasury (B?dsh?hi Mah?al) of the Mughals Ajmer (1570-72 A. D.) (16). Akbar's Masjid inside the Darg?hAjmer (1570-76 A. D.) (17). Akbar's Castle (Daulat-Kh?nah, Magazine) Ajmer (1570-76 A. D.)(18). Chashm?-i-N?r (H?fiz Jam?l, The Happy Valley) Ajmer (1613-16 A. D.) (19). B?dsh?h?-Mah?al Pushkar (1613-16 A. D.) (20). Shah Jehan's Masjid inside the Darg?hAjmer (1628-37 A. D.)(21).?n?-S?gar B?rhdar?s, Ajmer (c. 1637 A. D.) CHAPTERS (1). Antiquity of Pushkar and Ajmer 24 - 67(a). Pushkar --24(b). Ajmer--33Appendix-A: Ancient Jaina Chhatris of Ajmer-48(8th century A. D. onwards) Appendix-B: '??n-i-Akbari's S??bah (Province) of Ajmer50(c.1600 A. D.) (2). Archaeology of Ajmer --68-89(Through the Ages) (a). Introduction--68(b). History of Excavation and Conservation at Ajmer 70(c). The A. S. I. vis-à-vis Ajmer-75(d). Lord Curzon's Assertions -78(e). Archaeology Negated -81(f). The Laws and Helplessness of the State-82 Archaeology(g). M. M. Pt. G. H. Ojha's Survey Reports of83 Rajputana Museum Ajmer(1908-9 onwards) Appendix-C: British Govt. Letter d. 29th August 1867 88Appendix-D: British Govt. Letter d. 13 February 1873 89(3). Ajaypal and Thanvla Temples 90-152(Introduction to Chauhan Temple Architecture) (a). The Ajaypal Temples -90(b). The Thanvla Temples-97(c). An Introduction to Chauhan-99Temple Architecture (4). Visalya or Visalsarat Ajmer -153-165(The Lake of V?sala Deva, 1151-67 A. D.) (5). The Adhai-Din-ka-Jhompra Ajmer -166-261(from Temple to Mosque)(1151-1167 A. D.; 1195-1230 A. D.)(a). The Nomenclature-166(b). The Site, Plan and Architecture-168(c). The Sanskrit Inscriptions (Plays)-177(d). The Astronomical Panel -183(e). The Sanskrit College -185(f). The Arabic Inscriptions -187(g). A Compendium of the Remains of the-192Original Temple (h). Its Site is owned by the Hindu Deity -199(6). The T?r?ga?dh Fort Ajmer -262-278(7). Darg?h M?r?n S??hib, Taragadh Fort -279-283(8). Khw?jah Mu'?n-al-Din Chisht? 'Ghar?b-Naw?z' and284-301His Dargah at Ajmer (a). Tazkir?t and the Legend of the Khw?jah-285(b). The Site of the Darg?h-287(c). The Cult of the Supernatural -291(d). Ajmer designated THE HOLY CITY (D?r'al-Sa'?dat) of the Mughal Empire -294(9). City Parkot?? and Gates, Ajmer --302-310(1570-76 A. D.)(including the extinct Caravan-Sarai of Akbar)(10). Imperial Office and Treasury--311-328(the so called B?dsh?h?-Mah?al) of the Mughals at Ajmer(1570-72)(11). Akbar's Mosque in the Darg?h Complex, -329-342Ajmer (1570-76) (12). Akbar's Castle (Qal'a-i-Akbar) or Daulat Kh?nah343-379 (so called 'Magazine') Ajmer (1570-