What a name, right? — you would wonder.
Well, it is so named because a wealthy ‘Teli’ guy offered to build it. Teli means an oil merchant. Teli ka Mandir was constructed during the reign of King Mihira Bhoja of the Pratihara dynasty.
It is surprising to see a Dravidian-style Gopuram on the temple, which is quite rare to see in North India. It is one of the most prominent Gwalior monuments that you will come across.
