One of the oldest sun temples in India, the Modhera Sun Temple is located in the village of Modhera, about 100 kilometers from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Modhera Sun Temple is an outstanding example of India's ancient and unique architecture. It is the contemporary architecture of the Chandel Temple of the North and the Chola Temple of the South.
According to inscriptions, this temple was constructed in the year 1026 by Bhimdev I of the Solanki dynasty. It is said that King Bhimdev of Solanki dynasty was the first Suryavanshi, and they used to worship Lord Sun as a totem, so he decided to build this grand sun temple for worship of his Tot Godvari Sun.
Although in today's time the temple is not allowed to be worshiped, it is believed that during his reign, the ruler of the Khali dynasty, Allauddin Khilji, had subdued quite a large amount of destruction in this magnificent temple of the Sun God, The temple was fragmented, however now this ancient Sun Temple is being maintained by the Indian Archaeological Survey.
With this, let us also inform you that the Modhera Sun Temple is one of the three oldest sun temples in India, which has the first Konark temple, which is located in Orissa, the second ancient Sun Temple is Martand which is located in Jammu, While Modhera Sun Temple is counted among the third most ancient temples of the Sun Temple.
Architecture of Modhera Sun temple
Let us tell you that this unique feature of the temple of this unique Sun God is that this temple has been constructed in such a way that lime has not been used anywhere for the construction of the temple. The structure of this temple has been made in the Iranian style. The Sun worshiper and Siyavanshi king Bhimdev built this temple of Sun God in three parts.
In which the first part is the sanctum sanctorum and the second part is the assembly and the third part is of the Sun Kund.
If you talk about the inside length of the temple's sanctum, then its length is about 50 feet, 10 inches, while its width is 28 feet, 10 inches. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is also called the occult, because it is equipped with a pavilion.
On the other side, when the shadow of this temple falls on the Suryakund, which is made in front of the Mandapalap, this view looks very pleasant. Along with this, the rays of sunrise and sunset, fall in the water of the temple, beautify the beauty of its reflection, and this beautiful and panoramic view of the temple is created.
Let us tell you that this Suryakund is also known as the name of Ramkund, which can be reached only by stairs, inside the pool, small temples of many deities including Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Vishnu Deities were also made Are.
There are 52 columns in this temple of this ancient Sun Temple in Modhera, which are well-painted in these pillars, in these pillars, the Goddesses have been depicted in a very beautiful way, seeing everyone is fascinated by these sects. goes. In addition, special pillars of Ramayana and Mahabharata have been carved very beautifully in these columns.
The special thing is that when these pillars are seen from the top, this goal is seen, while looking at these columns from below, this octagon is seen.
The Pushpavati river flowing near the temple also makes this temple look more attractive and beautiful. With this, you should tell that this temple has been constructed in such a way that even after the earthquake, the temple building was not damaged.
The importance of this famous Sun Temple is also explained in Skanda Purana and Brahra Purana. It is believed that only the sight of the huge sun temple of Modhera not only gives the soul and peace of the soul to man, but gets rid of all sins.
Festival to be celebrated at Modhera Sun Temple
Let us tell you that in the third week of January on the festival of Uttaran (Makar Sankranti) every year in this ancient Sun Temple, dance festival is also organized by the tourism corporation of Gujarat, which is known as the 'Modhera Dance Festival' or 'Uttaradartha Mahotsav' Goes away.
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