Modhera Sun Temple
Built in 1026 so that the sun at the equinox falls directly on the sanctum, with a stepped tank in front of it.
- Where
- Modhera, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.5830, 72.1330
Get the Modhera Sun Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Modhera Sun Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Modhera Sun Temple
Patan Patola Heritage 30 km
Double ikat woven by three remaining families, each sari taking months, dyed thread by thread before the loom.
Rani ki Vav 31 km
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Rudra Mahalaya Temple 45 km
What is left of a great Solanki temple at Siddhpur, pulled down by Alauddin Khalji and never put back.
Thol Lake 56 km
An artificial lake of 1912 that became a bird sanctuary, with flamingos and cranes in winter.
Vadnagar Kirti Toran 57 km
Two pillars and an arch, standing since the twelfth century.
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary 57 km
Nearly five thousand square kilometres of the Little Rann of Kutch, kept for the wild ass.
Adalaj Stepwell 65 km
Five storeys down, built in 1499, with Hindu and Islamic carving on the same walls because both masons worked it.
Akshardham, Gandhinagar 68 km
The Swaminarayan temple of 1992, carved in Rajasthani sandstone without steel.
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Questions
Where is Modhera Sun Temple?
Modhera Sun Temple is in Modhera, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Patan Patola Heritage (30 km), Rani ki Vav (31 km), Rudra Mahalaya Temple (45 km).
How do I get the Modhera Sun Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Modhera Sun Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Modhera Sun Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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