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windows on each face of the spire. Hemmed between the windows are well-crafted sculptures of human figures. These sculptural formations are repeated one above the other in gradually reducing size, as the height of the spire increases. At the corners of the shrine, there are miniature spires, and the
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which is of 2-foot-6-inch width. This passage gets natural lighting from two open cut-stone perforated windows. Of the original hall or
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around the temple premises. An annual fair is held here which is attended by a large number of devotees.
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Rear view of the temple as seen in 1874 photograph taken by
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The dilapidated Shiva temple in Kera, Kutch, Gujarat
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470:"The Chronology of the Solanki Temples of Gujarat"
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197:Between 9th to 11th centuries
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131:Shiva temple, Kera in Kutch
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154:69°35′37″E
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447:8 January
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194:Completed
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