Sahastra Bahu Temples

For the temple in Madhya Pradesh, see Sas-Bahu Temple.
Sahasra Bahu Temple1
Sahasra Bahu Temple2
Carvings on the walls of the temple
The ASI inscription at the site

At Nagda in Rajasthan, stand the remains of the Sahastra Bahu temples[1] of the early 10th century AD, dedicated to Vishnu. They are locally referred to as Sas Bahu temples (a local corruption of the original Sahastra-Bahu, meaning "One with thousand arms", a form of Vishnu). Nagda was once an important city of Mewar, possibly a capital of one of its rulers.

The temples are now in partial ruins but one can still marvel at their original splendour, the artisanry and the perfect geometry that must have been the hallmark of that era! Roads made with white marble are also attraction of the village.

Lotus flower painting is visible on the roof top of temple. Iltutmish (Delhi emperor of that time) destroyed Nagda in 1226.

The temple is on the Archaeological Survey of India's list of heritage monuments.

The site is very easily accessible by road, only about 20 km from Udaipur (one of the main lake & palace hotspots of Tourism in Rajasthan), a mere 2.7 km from the well frequented Shaivite shrine of Eklingji, or 30 km from the hugely popular Vaishnavite shrine town of Nathdwara.

For those excited by India's History & Archaeology, this site deserves to be hot on the tourist map but sadly isn't.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.heritageresort.com/nagda.htm

Coordinates: 24°44′10″N 73°43′15″E / 24.73611°N 73.72083°E / 24.73611; 73.72083


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