{"id":126611,"date":"2026-09-28T14:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126611"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:58:15","slug":"modhera-sun-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/modhera-sun-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Modhera Sun Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Modhera Sun Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister recently highlighted the thousand-year history of Gujar Modhera Sun Temple, recalling its destruction during invasions and its subsequent reconstruction, while also highlighting the village&#8217;s transformation into India&#8217;s first 24&#215;7 s village.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Modhera Sun Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dedicated to the <\/span><b>solar deity Surya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located at Modhera village of the Mehsana district, <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on the <\/span><b>bank of the river Pushpavati.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was<\/span><b> built <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after<\/span><b> 1026-27 CE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the reign of <\/span><b>King Bhima I <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chalukya-dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chaulukya dynasty<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>No worship is offered now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a protected monument <\/span><b>maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It entered the list of <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the year 2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Modhera Sun Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple complex is built in <\/span><b>Maru-Gurjara style (Chaulukya style).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple complex has <\/span><b>three components<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Gudhamandapa, the shrine hall; Sabhamandapa, the assembly hall; and Kunda, the reservoir.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each part is <\/span><b>aligned along an east-west axis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reinforcing the <\/span><b>temple\u2019s connection to the sun\u2019s movement.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The halls have intricately carved exterior and pillars.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sabha Mandap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> standing on<\/span><b> 52 pillar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, <\/span><b>depicting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>52 weeks in a year.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The intricate carvings on the pillars depict scenes from ancient Indian epics Ramayana, Mahabharata and scenes from the life of Lord Krishna.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reservoir has steps to reach the bottom and numerous small shrines.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>On equinoxes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the perfect planning and precision of the architecture,<\/span><b> sun rays enter the main sanctum.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In those days light was used to further reflect to other idols from the correctly placed diamond on the head of Sun God.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>exterior walls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are engraved with beautiful <\/span><b>intricate carvings. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/renewable\/pm-modi-highlights-modheras-1000-year-journey-from-temple-legacy-to-indias-first-24x7-solar-village-in-mann-ki-baat\/134517123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ET<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modhera Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya located at Modhera village of the Mehsana district, Gujarat. 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