Architectural Styles

Maratha

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Mahratta

Deccan

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1674-1818

  • Blend of indigenous Indian, Hindu and Islamic
  • Fortified Structures,
  • Chhatris (Cenotaphs),
  • elaborate stone carvings,
  • particularly on doorways, pillars, and ceilings
  • local basalt & laterite stone
  • India
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Gujarat

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Forts
  • palaces
  • temples
  • tombs
  • memorials
  • Shivaji Maharaj Forts in Maharashtra – Raigad, Rajgad, and Sinhagad
  • Aga Khan Palace Pune
  • Shaniwar Wada Pune
  • Mahalaxmi Temple Kolhapur
  • Torna Fort near Pune,
  • Khanderi and Underi Forts
  • Shivneri Fort; 
  • Dharmashalas / Dharamshalas (charitable rest houses)
  • Choultries / Chhatras (travellers’ rest houses)
  • Mathas and temple guest lodging
  • Wadas / merchant houses providing lodging (private hosting)
  • Caravan lodging / sarais (trade-route inns)
  • Fort-town lodging and military/administrative quarters;
  • ilgrim shelters at ghats and river crossings
  • Urban lodging in bazaars (rented rooms)
  • Sarais / caravanserais on routes linking Pune–Satara–Kolhapur, Nashik–Ahmednagar
  • Fort-town lodging in the Sahyadri/Western Ghats corridor – Raigad Fort region, Sinhagad Fort region; Rajgad Fort region
  • Wada-based merchant lodging in Pune and Satara
  • Dharamshala/choultry complexes common in Maharashtra

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

 

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