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Ban Ganga Dham Temple(Front view) Shivpuri,Madhya Pradesh,India.
Ban Ganga Dham Shivpuri,Madhya Pradesh,India.
The Sun temple of Sesai is a 9th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Surya. It is one of the better preserved among the well over hundred Sun temple ruins discovered in north and west India.
The Sesai Sun temple faces west and stands on a high jagati (platform). It has a garbhagriha (sanctum), a small antarala (vestibule), and a mukhamandapa (portico). The mandapa is supported by two front pillars and two back pilasters, all intricately carved with Hindu artwork. The temple elevation is pancharatha, and it had a shikhara (spire) of the Nagara style. It has a dated inscription. The epigraphic evidence therein implies that this temple was torn down and its artwork deliberately damaged after the late 13th-century.
The pillars, internal walls, ceiling of the mandapa are decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti and Saura tradition artwork. The temple has several versions of Surya iconography. The sanctum door is profusely carved with Rudras, Adityas, Lakshmi, Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Saraswati. Ganga and Yamuna flank the bottom of the door jambs. Remarkably, the top row above the door jambs of this Surya temple has all the Rudras, while the door jamb depicts all ten dasavataras of Vishnu. Surya with Aruna leading the 7-horse chariot graces the lalatabimba of the lintel. Three Adityas flank Surya on its right and eight on its left. Other artwork include the damaged parts of the Ashta-dikpalas (eight directional guardians) in the karna niches, mutilated Uma-Maheshvar, Kartikeya, Brahma, as well as several empty niches. The temple has been variously dated between the 9th and the 10th century.

The Sesai Surya temple is yet another example of numerous historic Hindu temples where iconography of all major Hindu traditions were reverentially included.
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Shivpuri sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kolāras.

Shivpuri is in Madhya Pradesh, India, with about 180,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kolāras, about 23 km away.

Shivpuri, previously known as Sipri, is a town and a municipality in Shivpuri district, located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is located approximately 125 km (78 mi) from Gwalior,

Read more 104 km (65 mi) from Jhansi 103 km (64 mi) from Guna and 337 km (211 mi) from Bhopal. It is situated at an altitude of 1,515 feet (462 m) above sea level. The town is a tourist destination in the monsoon season as it has a number of waterfalls, like Bhura kho and Tunda Bharkha kho. Lakes in Shivpuri include Chandpatha jheel, Jadhav Sagar jheel, and other small lakes. The town is known for its greenery, forests, and also as the former summer capital of the Scindia Dynasty, who at one time ruled the Gwalior. A notable commander of 1857 rebellion, Tatya Tope was hanged in Shivpuri in 1859.. Shivpuri also has Asia's largest crater (the Dhala crater) which is almost 11 km in diameter.

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Population
179,977
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
25.4238, 77.6622

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100
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102
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