The Sun Temple, Modhera -Gujrat

Accomodation

• PWD Rest House,
• Tilla Panchayat Rest House.

How to reach there
Road: There are direct buses to Ahmedabad.

Location
Modhera, in north-western Gujarat, 119 km from Ahmedabad, is located on a high mound, on the left bank of the river Pushpawati.

      The beautiful and partially ruined Sun Temple of Modhera was built by King Bhimdev I .The temple site consists of three distinct units: the Sun Temple, the Nrityamandapa, and the Suryakunda. The almost life sized figures in the panels belong to three groups of deities, the Adityas, the Lokpalas and the Devis. The twelve Adityas are arranged around the western part of the cellar. They stand in Samabhanga position, upon a pedestal of seven horses, denoting the seven colours that emanate from the sun. Between the boot-tips of the deities is the charioteer Aruha. An interesting figure is an iconograph with three heads, three arms and three legs.

  In other niches and corners are figures of Shiva and Vishnu, in various forms. The outer walls of both, the columnar hall and the inner shrine, are exquisitely carved with bands of sculptures; depicting iconographic forms of various deities, celestial beauties, dancing figures, rows of elephants, processions of people in different attitudes. The assembly hall has exquisitely carved pillars.