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<nowiki>Markanda Group of Temples, Gadchiroli; मार्कंडा; معبد ماركاندا مهاديف; 9th- to 11th century Hindu temple complex in far east Maharashtra; معبد هندوسي في منطقة جادشيرولي، الهند; ভারতের একটি হিন্দু মন্দির; Markandi Temples; Markanda Rishi temple; Yamadharma temple, Markanda; Mrikunda Rishi temple; Shankara temple, Markanda; Hindu temples of Markanda; Markandeshvara Temple, Chamorshi</nowiki>
Markanda Group of Temples, Gadchiroli 
9th- to 11th century Hindu temple complex in far east Maharashtra
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LocationGadchiroli district, Nagpur division, Maharashtra, India
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The Group of Temples at Markanda – also called the Markandi Temples – is a major complex of twenty four Hindu temples from the 9th to 11th century, on the western banks of Wainganga River in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. The village is named after this complex and called Markanda. It is about eight kilometers northwest of Chamorshi town.

The twenty four temples at Markanda were first documented and published by Cunningham in 1925. These include Shiva, Vishnu and Devi temples. Of the twenty four temples, four temples survive in a substantial form:

  • Markandeshvara Temple is the main temple; it is also called Markanda Rishi Temple, Markanda Mahadeva Temple or Markanda Deva Temple
  • Yamadharma Temple
  • Mrikunda Rishi Temple
  • Shankara Temple

These temples are notable for their architecture as well as their extensive and beautiful carvings. These narrate Ramayana and Mahabharata scenes, Vedic legends, stories from Shiva, Vishnu and Devi traditions, as well as kama and artha scenes.

This is a category about ASI monument number
N-MH-N70.

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