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27/07/22 05:45 AM IST

Ahmedabad railway station to get ‘Modhera temple’ facelift

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  • The Ahmedabad Railway Station at Kalupur in Ahmedabad City will be developed on the theme of Modhera Sun Temple in the next five years.
Sun Temple 
  • The Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya located at Modhera village of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India. It is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati.
  • It was built after 1026-27 CE during the reign of Bhima I of the Chalukyas dynasty.
  • There is a massive rectangular stepped tank called the Surya Kund in front of it, perhaps the grandest temple tank in India.
  • Every year, at the time of the equinoxes, the sun shines directly into this central shrine of the temple.
Source- Indian Express 

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