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October 30, 2025 0Comments

The ancient land of Bharat is a treasury of sacred architecture, symbolism, and divine geometry. One of the best examples of this is the Mitawali also known as Mitaoli Yogini Temple, located in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. This temple is revered among practitioners of Tantra, scholars of Vastu Shastra, and people with interest in ancient Indian spiritual heritage

Mitawali is famous for its circular Yogini shrine, believed to have been constructed around the 9th to 11th century CE during the rule of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty. The temple is dedicated to the worship of the 64 Yoginis / Chausath Yogini the mystical emanations of Devi Shakti who embody power, wisdom, protection, and transformation. Yogini temples are not just places of worship, but Tantric learning centers where secretive rituals, mantra practices, and Shakti Sadhana are performed under the guidance of the Guru.

The Unique Circular Design

The structure of the Mitawali temple is unlike typical Hindu temple architecture. It is built in the form of a perfect circular courtyard, with 64 or more small chambers or cells arranged around the circumference. Each chamber once housed a Yogini idol, forming a living mandala of power.
At the center stands a Shivlinga, signifying the union of Shiva that is consciousness and Shakti that is energy, this union of is the ultimate goal of Tantra.

This open-to-sky (hypaethral) design is intentional. Yogini worship in Tantra is performed under the Akasha, invoking cosmic energy directly without barrier. The movement of the practitioner within the circle mirrors the circular rhythm of existence, time, seasons, planetary orbits, and karmic cycles.

The Parliament Building

In recent years, there has been widespread public curiosity around the architectural similarity between the Mitawali Yogini Temple and the Old Indian Parliament building in New Delhi. The old Parliament building is also circular, with columned corridors and inner chambers. As a result, many sources claim that the design of the Parliament was inspired by the Mitawali temple.
However, historians and architects remain divided, Some suggest that British architect Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker may have studied ancient Indian circular temples when designing Parliament while others argue that any resemblance could be coincidental, as circular administrative buildings have existed globally.
Regardless of the debate, what is undeniable is,

Mitawali stands as a testament to India’s sophisticated architectural knowledge and sacred geometric science long before modern architecture adopted similar forms.

Spiritual Significance Today

For devotees and spiritual seekers, Mitawali is more than an architectural wonder, it is a vibrational energy field. The circular geometry is believed to balance prana, calm the mind, and facilitate meditation. Pilgrims often describe a deep silence and expansive inner stillness upon standing in its center
In a world filled with noise and distraction, places like Mitawali remind us that sacred design is not only functional but it is transformational.
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