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English: The Sun temple at Modhera, Gujarat, India, was built in the 11th century during the reign of the Solanki ruler Bhimadeva-I.

The temple complex has three main structures - the kunda (sacred pond), the sabha-mandapa (assembly hall) and the gudha-mandapa (prayer hall) - aligned in an east-west axis, with the kunda toward the east, the gudha-mandapa to the west, and the sabha-mandapa in between these. The gudha-mandapa also contains within it the garbagriha (sanctum sanctorum).

This is a view of the kunda facing north from the south end of the structure.

The structure measures 53.8 x 37.5m (~176 x 123 feet) at the ground level. The longer length is along the north-south axis. The water basin measures 37.7 x 21.4m (~123 x 70 feet). Four flights of small pyramidal stairways lead from the ground to the water.

Several miniature shrines and niches dot the structure.
Wikidata has entry Sun Temple (Q2570737) with data related to this item.
Object location23° 35′ 01.7″ N, 72° 07′ 57.7″ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Camera location23° 35′ 01.7″ N, 72° 07′ 57.67″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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