Modhera Sun Temple, Main Temple (exterior), 30th Oct 2018
The Modhera Sun Temple was constructed in the early eleventh century by the Solanki king Bhimadeva I.
The temple complex consists of the main temple, a assembly/dancing hall and a sacred reservoir.
The main temple has a closed hall gudha mandapa in the front and a shrine garbha griha behind.
The projected entrance leading to the closed hall (seen from the assembly hall) :
The elaborately carved doorway :
The main temple seen from the south-east :
From the south :
From the south-west :
From the west, the rear :
From the north :
The main temple and the assembly hall :
The main hall is on a high platform. The lower part of the platform :
Elephants 'carrying' the temple on their backs :
The south-east corner of the main temple :
The upper part of the main temple walls has thirty four panels.
Twelve panels have goddesses, Gauris :
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