Baldeoji Temple, Panna, Madhya Pradesh India

The temple is in Paladian style as a scaled down replica of St. Paul's Cathedral in London under supervision of Mr. Manly, an Italian expert.  The temples structure improves upon the Romanesque and Gothick styles prevalent in Britain in eighteenth century.  The temple consists of a large hall called maha mandapa with massive pillars and is built on a raised platform so that one may obtain darshan even from out side the main gate (from the road side).  The attractive image of Shri Baldeoji is built in black shaligrami stone.Baldeoji temple  is the finest building in area and represents the zenith of Panna architecture.