Maratha Wooden Architecture👑
At Purandare Wadas in Saswad, Maharashtra.
Sardar Purandare family was just Mutalik of Peshwa of Hindupati Padshah Satara Chattrapati.
This is a tiny sampling from just 2 of their Wadas at Saswad.
Also including Gandekar Pant Sachiv Bhor Rajwada.
At Purandare Wadas in Saswad, Maharashtra.
Sardar Purandare family was just Mutalik of Peshwa of Hindupati Padshah Satara Chattrapati.
This is a tiny sampling from just 2 of their Wadas at Saswad.
Also including Gandekar Pant Sachiv Bhor Rajwada.
Maratha Wooden Architecture is unparalleled.
Random deteriorating surviving samples from Wadas of Marathi Brahmin families are testament enough. Some surviving Maratha Temples also hold magnificent wooden architecture, like Kanakaditya Surya Mandir in Konkan.
Random deteriorating surviving samples from Wadas of Marathi Brahmin families are testament enough. Some surviving Maratha Temples also hold magnificent wooden architecture, like Kanakaditya Surya Mandir in Konkan.
Maratha Pillar-Work.
British-Knighted Sir Jadunath Sarkar said Marathas left behind no remarkable architecture or artwork.
A stranger from far-off Bangal travelling with third-class train tickets around Maharashtra and never visited a single real Maratha Wada will believe so.
British-Knighted Sir Jadunath Sarkar said Marathas left behind no remarkable architecture or artwork.
A stranger from far-off Bangal travelling with third-class train tickets around Maharashtra and never visited a single real Maratha Wada will believe so.
Truth is, as usual, something else entirely.
Not only did Maratha forts have the greatest scenic locations on planet Earth, but their architecture was also excellent.
The amount of detail in this single ceiling bearer of a single portion of a single wada is testament enough.
Not only did Maratha forts have the greatest scenic locations on planet Earth, but their architecture was also excellent.
The amount of detail in this single ceiling bearer of a single portion of a single wada is testament enough.
Wood-Carved Ceiling at Jamdar Wada in Nagpur Senasahebsubah Bhonsale Maratha Kingdom.
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For unparalleled insight into Nagpur Maratha culture, follow Atharva Shivankar's profile on Instagram and other social media.
Gujarat's Maratha Pratap Shamsher Bahadur Sena-Khas-Khel Maharaja Damajirao Gaikwad's ruined & abandoned Wada (Dawadi) at Taluka Khed.
The exquisitely carved Wooden Doors of the Bhagwan Shri Rama Mandir speak of themselves, yet an ordinary passerby would never even notice them.
The exquisitely carved Wooden Doors of the Bhagwan Shri Rama Mandir speak of themselves, yet an ordinary passerby would never even notice them.
Random Wada's Maratha Wooden Architecture, near Nagpur.
A Maharashtrian Wada, literally in the middle of nowhere had such classy wooden carvings.
What is universally ugly, is the *modern* paintwork, *modern* tiling* *modern* wirings for *modern* light and fan technology.
A Maharashtrian Wada, literally in the middle of nowhere had such classy wooden carvings.
What is universally ugly, is the *modern* paintwork, *modern* tiling* *modern* wirings for *modern* light and fan technology.
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