File:Sun temple, Banjari Tikari, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh 010.jpg

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The temple stands on a large, thick platform (jagati); the platform has artwork all around

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English: This 13th-century Sun temple (Surya mandir) is found between the villages of Banjari and Tikari in northeastern Madhya Pradesh, close to the Uttar Pradesh border. This was likely a large temple complex as it stands on a large platform. However, only one structure with torn sikhara and a separate pillared structure remains. The temple has a lot of damaged Shakta, Shaiva and Vaishnava artwork, and its lalitabimba has a defaced Surya on a chariot pulled by seven horses. The temple was abandoned and the site once had piles of scattered ruins all around. The extant structure has a Shiva linga inside, likely brought in after Hindus reclaimed this temple.
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Author Ms Sarah Welch
Camera location25° 00′ 05.16″ N, 80° 11′ 06.16″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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