Eran
A Gupta site with a stone boar covered in inscriptions, and the earliest record of sati in India.
- Where
- Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.0915, 78.1649
Get the Eran stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Eran. 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 Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Eran
Udayagiri Caves 43 km
The Varaha panel, and Gupta rock cutting.
Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh 49 km
A sixth century Gupta temple, one of the earliest stone temples in north India still standing.
Chanderi 70 km
A weaving town of sixteenth century gates and forts, where the cloth is still made on pit looms in the old quarter.
Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha 73 km
Gupta rock-cut shrines with a Varaha panel, and an inscription dated 401.
Deogarh Dashavatara Temple 77 km
The earliest Gupta stone temple that still stands.
Sanchi Stupa 81 km
The oldest stone structure in India, raised by Ashoka over the relics of the Buddha.
Sanchi Stupa Two 81 km
Down the hill from the great stupa, with the earliest narrative reliefs in Indian art on its railing.
Satdhara 85 km
Buddhist stupas on the Bes river near Sanchi, with relics of two of the Buddha's disciples.
More national monuments in Madhya Pradesh
Questions
Where is Eran?
Eran is in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Udayagiri Caves (43 km), Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh (49 km), Chanderi (70 km).
How do I get the Eran stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Eran and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Eran before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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