99 Kms from Ahmedabad, the 11th century Sun temple of Modhera is easily one of the finest examples of devotional in western India. Modhera is famous for its Sun Temple, the best example of Solanki temple architecture in the state and one of the most magnificent monuments in Gujarat. Built in 1026AD the temple is dedicated to the Sun God, Surya and stands high on a plinth overlooking a deep stone- steeped tank.

Sun Temple

Bhima Deva of the Solanki Rajput clan built the Sun Temple. The building work was commissioned to the Silvat stonemasons who had the ability to make to make the hardest stone take on the quality of the delicate woodcarvings. The Sun Temple has a rectangular step tank or Surya Kund with about 108 shrines. Modhera 's sun temple is positioned in such a manner that at the equinoxes the rising sun strikes the images in the sanctuary, which at other times languish in a dim half-light.