The valleys of Betwa and Bes, in Madhya Pradesh the central state in India, have cradled, since time immemorial, great centers of culture and civilization. Gyaraspur, which is now just an obscure village in a gorge of low steep hills, in one of the valleys, had been such a center. The place abounds in relics and ruined temples belonging to Saivism, Vaisnavism, Buddhism and Jainsm. Ancient relics and monuments such as Maladevi Temple, Hindola Toran, Bajramath, ...