Modhera Sun Temple
The Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat, India - a temple dedicated to the Sun - was built around 1026 CE, by King Bhimdev-I of the Solanki dynasty.
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).
If you were an ancient visitor to this complex, you would first descend to the water in the kund, wash your hands, and then climb the 50 or so steps to the sabha-mandapa, walk across it and enter the gudha-mandapa to offer your prayers.
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Modhera Sun Temple
The Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat, India - a temple dedicated to the Sun - was built around 1026 CE, by King Bhimdev-I of the Solanki dynasty.
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).
If you were an ancient visitor to this complex, you would first descend to the water in the kund, wash your hands, and then climb the 50 or so steps to the sabha-mandapa, walk across it and enter the gudha-mandapa to offer your prayers.
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