Category:Surya Temple, Bhimdeval
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The Surya temple of Bhimdeval near Prachi is a 9th-century Hindu temple in Saurashtra region (Junagadh district) of southern Gujarat. It is dedicated to the Sun god.
The Bhimdeval Sun temple is east-facing. It is notable for its hall-like gudhamandapa supported on eight columns, and one of the earliest known 33-andaka shikhara – one of the styles of Nagara architecture discussed in Sanskrit texts. The temple had a sukhanasi likely with a Surya image, but it was lost sometime before the 19th-century along with other temple artwork. Only two large partially-desecrated reliefs survive and these flank the sanctum. They are Rajni and Nishpraha (also called Samjna and Nikshubha) in a style that reminds of those found in Odisha. The temple also explored adding windows and grills to the mandapa wall.
The Sun temple has steps built on the southeast side to reach the mandapa and sanctum on the second storey, but the support structure suggests that these were added later.
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