Surya Kund — Attraction in Gujarat

The water tank or Surya Kund at Modhera’s Sun temple is a stepwell on the eastern edge of Sun temple complex facing the Sabha Mandap. It has pyramid shaped steps forming some intriguing geometric patterns on the steps. However, what makes this tank distinct from other similar temple tanks, is the presence of big and small temples on its steps. On the step directly opposite the temple, a temple has Vishnu on Shesh Shaiya. There are temples dedicated to Ganesha and Shiva as Nataraja. One temple is dedicated to Shitlamata – the goddess of Chicken Pox, whose vehicle is a donkey and she holds the broom in one hand and Neem leaves in another. Other temples are in various states of ruins, but they all look...

Visited Oct 2018. Surprisingly this is what i liked the most at Modhera Sun Temple. I'm not saying that the garbhagriha and gudhamandapa are 'not good' - it's just that they don't look original, more like 'restored by the ASI', and I'm not too fond of that. The kunda on the other hand looks more authentic/genuine/original. That's...

Sun temple exhibit the rich culture of Hindu. This temple is dedicated to God Sun. Indians worship nature and Sun as a god. Once upon, there was a shrine of god Sun. Today only temple is standing with rich heritage of Indian sculpture and culture.

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