File:Floor plan of Navalakha temple, Sejakpur Gujarat.jpg

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Architectural plan drawing of the 11th century Hindu temple

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English: Location of this monument:
Object location22° 27′ 27.99″ N, 71° 24′ 48.45″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Sejakpur, also spelled Sejakpar, is a small remote village near a seasonal Bhogava river in Surendranagar district. The village is named after king Sejakji, who moved to this pilgrimage site with many temples in 13th century. (For survey reports and plates of temple ruins in Sejakpur, see e.g. Henry Cousens, Somanatha and other medieval temples in Kathiawad, pp. 57–59)

On the northwestern side of the village is an ornate, exquisitely carved Hindu temple ruins called Navalakha temple – sometimes referred to as the Naulakho mandir, Navlakho Deval. It is made from orangish red sandstone, and consists of two structures aligned in east-west direction. The complex is one of the best illustrations of exceptionally detailed Hindu artwork in Kathiawad region of Gujarat. The temple is from c. 11th century.

Of particular note are Nataraja (tandav Shiva), Bhairava, Mahakali, Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi Narayana, Ganesha, Brahma and the uncommon Sitala Mata goddess (compare her panel here with one at the Sunak temple). From architecture and design innovation perspective, the 11th century mandapa dome of this Navalakha temple is significant.

This Navalakha temple should not be confused with over a dozen similarly named temples all over India (including the one in Ghumli Gujarat, and other places such as in Bihar, Jharkhand etc).

This is a JPEG format plan and architectural drawing of a historic Indian temple or monument. The relative scale and relative dimensions in this architectural drawing are close to the actual but neither exact nor complete. The plan illustrates the design and layout, but some intricate details or parts of the temple may not be shown. In cases where exact measurements were not feasible, the drawing uses best approximations and rounds the best measurements feasible.

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