Category:Shabari temple, Kharod

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<nowiki>Shabari temple, Kharod; An 8th century Hindu goddess tradition temple in Chhattisgarh; معبد هندوسي في جَتِشْغار، الهند; ଭାରତର ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମନ୍ଦିର; Shabri temple</nowiki>
Shabari temple, Kharod 
An 8th century Hindu goddess tradition temple in Chhattisgarh
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LocationChhattisgarh, India
Map21° 44′ 26.3″ N, 82° 34′ 41.14″ E
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This is an 8th century stone-brick temple of the Hindu goddess tradition in Chhattisgarh. Mostly brick, stone was used to construct the jagati (platform), doorframe of the sanctum, and the amalaka. Part of the temple such as the mandapa was rebuilt in the modern era.

The sanctum has a square plan, but the outside of the temple is a modified stellate like the Indal Deul mandir also in Kharod.

The exquisitely carved artwork in the temple is of the same exceptional quality as found in Rajim and Sirpur. These include early 8th century Ganga and Yamuna, Shiva, Vishnu and Devi. Garuda sits at the lalitabimba before the sanctum – thus, this temple was originally of the Vaishnavism tradition, either a Vishnu avatar or a Vaishnava goddess.

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