Ashtabhuji Devi, the eight-armed goddess identified with Saraswati and DurgaGuptaNagara
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Gupta period, c. 7th c.
Gupta
History & significance
A stone temple at Adbhar village in Janjgir-Champa district housing an eight-armed image of the goddess, built in the nagara manner during the Gupta period and since restored under the Archaeological Survey of India. Navratri is its chief festival.