Chausath Yogini temple

The old Parliament, designed by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker, was inspired from Chausath Yogini temple in Mitaoli, Morena, Madhya Pradesh.

• Old Parliament, which was circular and colonnaded, will be turned into a museum.

About the Chausath Yogini temple:

• It was built in 1323 by King Devapala of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty.
• Dedicated to the 64 yoginis, its architecture is different from the temples dedicated to one deity.
• It is circular, with 64 chambers dedicated to the 64 yoginis, and a central shrine dedicated to Shiva.
• While most Hindu temples have a shikhara, the Chausath Yogini temple is hypaethral, which means it has no roof. 
• The Parliament-like pillars are present inside of the stone temple complex.
• The central shrine has a slab with perforations to drain off excess rainwater.
• It is located in a Seismic Zone 3 area, yet since its construction in the 1300s, the temple has withstood many earthquakes with almost no visible damage.

About the old parliament building:

• The building had first housed the Imperial Legislative Council (From January 18, 1927 to August 15, 1947).
• After Independence, it had served as the Constituent Assembly of India, and after adoption of Constitution as the Parliament of India, housing the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
• It was made as per the then Viceroy Lord Hardinge’s direction who stated that the buildings should have Indian elements and not look like foreign structures.
• It had mix of both Indian and Western–style architecture.

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