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Sahasra Bahu Temples

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are in brick, with many subsidiary turrets. That of the smaller temple has been largely repaired, while the larger one remains truncated. Below the platform there is a
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They are locally referred to as Sas Bahu temples (a local corruption of the original Sahasra-Bahu, meaning "One with thousand arms", a form of Vishnu).
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The interiors and parts of the exteriors, especially around the porches, are lavishly carved, but much of the exteriors are plain.
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a. However, it is invariably misspelled as the latter. Notice how the same prefix is spelled when referring to the crown chakra: "
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Adbhutji Shanthinath Jain Tirth or Nagahyuda Jain Mandir, an ancient Jain centre is located nearby, next to the Bagela Lake.
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letter "sa" (स) merges with "ra" (र) to make "sra" (स्र), which looks like "stra" (स्त्र).
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Nagda was once an important city of Mewar, possibly a capital of one of its rulers.
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The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu
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Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan, A Study of Culture and Civilization
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Hindu temples sacked in the Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent
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The site is very easily accessible by road, only about 20km from
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but lack others, especially in the plan and exterior sculpture.
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with side projections, and an open porch. Their somewhat ruined
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Lotus flower painting is visible on the roof top of temple.
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a is the correct prefix that means "a thousand", not Saha
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Sas-Bahu Temple

Affiliation
Hinduism
Nagda
Deity
Virabhadra
Nagda
Rajasthan
India
Sahasra Bahu Temples is located in India
Sahasra Bahu Temples is located in Rajasthan
Geographic coordinates
24°44′10″N 73°43′15″E / 24.73611°N 73.72083°E / 24.73611; 73.72083
Style
Māru-Gurjara

Nagda, Rajasthan
Hindu temples
Virabhadra
Māru-Gurjara architecture
mandapa
shikharas
torana
Iltutmish
Archaeological Survey of India
Udaipur
Tourism in Rajasthan
Shaivite
Eklingji

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