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Wealth and propensity temple of Orchha

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 The religious city Orchha that is  123 kms away from Gwalior. where have a unique Lakshmi temple which reveals the uniqueness in its own architecture that from the outside it designates like a triangle in shape and from inside it resembles like a rectangle. This temple has devoted that goddess of wealth and propensity.  This temple has Hindu/Rajputana and Mughal architectural style. Earlier in this temple 5ft gold idol of goddess Lakshmi was installed but recently Some thieves steal the statue of Goddess Laxmi and the thieves were from the local or nearby place of Orchha now there is no idol of goddess Lakshmi.  this temple is not made by stones it is constructed by broken bricks, guar gum, jegri, urad dal and finishing of the walls are done by the white powder.   Some says goddess Lakshmi rides the owl and some believe the owl simply accompanies her so that's why on the front door of the temple, there is an owl face. In the temples, there are sev