Category:Vishnu Varaha temple, Bilhari
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The 11th-century Vishnu Varaha temple in Bilhari has many layers of construction. The red sandstone mandapa pillars and sanctum's doorway artwork are original. The original sanctum was destroyed and replaced with a two-storey structure. The base of the reconstructed building has the original temple's square plan, on it stands an octagon, which then becomes a sixteen-sided structure topped by Islamic dome on the top. The sensitive nature of changes in the sanctum and upper sections of the building are such that they are not open to public, and require special permission from ASI Jabalpur.
Inside the mandapa is a profusely carved and damaged Varaha, one of the avatars of Vishnu. The mandapa leads to the original sanctum doorway, whose sculptures were very detailed and elegantly carved, but all of them have been beheaded or defaced. Nearby are some ruins of the lost temple. Other ruins have been moved to the museum at the Tapasi Matha site in Bilhari.
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