Dasavathara
Group of Temples, Badoh, Madhya Pradesh
Dasavathara Group of Temples is a Hindu Temple Complex dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Badoh Village in Kurwai Taluk in Vidisha District in Madhya Pradesh, India. This temple complex has several small ruined shrines. It is believed that these shrines housed various incarnations of Lord Vishnu. The group of temples were believed to be built between 8th and 10th century CE. The temple has been classified as a Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
History
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https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2021/11/badoh-pathari-group-of-monuments-history.html
The Group of Temples
The group of temples are named after the Dasavathara temple in this group. The group consists of several Vaishnavite affiliated temples. Almost all the temples are in ruined state. There is a huge unfinished image of Varaha can be seen in the group.
Temple No. 1:
This Temple
is facing towards east. The temple consists of sanctum and mandapa. The mandapa
is completely lost except few portions of its floor. The sanctum is square and triratha in plan. There
is no deity in the sanctum except a rectangular pedestal. It is believed that
sanctum would have enshrined a form of Lord Vishnu. The inner walls of the
sanctum are plain.
The lintel
of the sanctum doorway has an image of Vishnu riding over garuda at the central
location flanked by Vidyadhara and Mithuna figures. The architrave is adorned
with ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. The door jambs has three bands of decoration
and has river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna at its base.
The exterior
walls of the sanctum are plain but the
central bhadra is adorned with
sculptures in the niches and floral motifs at the base. The bhadra niches
houses Narasimha on the south, Trivikrama on the west and Bhoovaraha on the north. The southern portion
of the roof over the sanctum is missing. The shikara over the sanctum is lost
completely.
Temple No. 2:
This Temple
is facing towards west and situated to the north eastern side of the Temple No
1. It stands over a low raised platform. The temple consists of sanctum, antrala
and pillared mandapa. The Mandapa is supported by two pillars and pilasters
having seating arrangement on either side. There is no deity inside the sanctum.
It is
believed that sanctum would have enshrined a form of Lord Vishnu. The lintel of
the sanctum doorway has an image of Vishnu over garuda at the central location
flanked by Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma. The door jambs has three bands of decoration
and has river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna at its base. The shikara over the sanctum
is lost completely.
Dashavatara Temple:
The Temple
is situated to the south east of the Temple No. 1. The temple consists of an entrance
porch, pillared mandapa and sanctum in the form of long mandapa. The temple
once housed the Dashavatara images of Lord Vishnu in its sanctum. The sanctum
does not contain any of these sculptures currently.
Remains of a Trikuta (triple
shrine) Temple:
Ruins
of a trikuta temple can be seen among this group. This temple is believed to be
built by the rulers of Kacchapaghata in 10th century CE. This temple
has three shrines facing towards north sharing a common Sabha Mandapa. This temple
is similar to the Bajramath Jain temple of Gyaraspur in plan.
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 500 metres from Pathari Bus Stop, 14 Kms from
Rasoolpur, 19 Kms from Khurai Bus Stand, 20 Kms from Khurai, 21 Kms from Khurai
Railway Station, 33 Kms from Kurwai, 38 Kms from Gyaraspur, 39 Kms from Bina,
74 Kms from Vidisha, 132 Kms from Bhopal and 137 Kms from Bhopal Airport. The
Temple is situated on Khurai to Gyaraspur route via Rasoolpur.
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