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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kakanmath Temple

ककनमठ

Sihoniya, Morena, Madhya Pradesh · 26.5848°, 78.2486°

ShivaKachchhapaghataNorth Indian, with a shikhara about 30 m high
Sacred since
1015 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1015–35 (Kachchhapaghata)
Kachchhapaghata

History & significance

A ruined 11th-century Shiva temple at Sihoniya commissioned by the Kachchhapaghata ruler Kirttiraja, now a Monument of National Importance under the ASI.

Sthala katha — the legend

The name is popularly explained as honouring Kakanavati, said to have been the queen of one Surajpala.

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Mitaoli, Morena · India
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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kachchhapaghata