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Pindara Group of Temples

Pindara, Kalyanpur taluka, Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat · 22.2646°, 69.2529°

ShivaMaitraka-SaindhavaNeo-Dravidic Maitraka, Nagara and early Maha-Gurjara
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th-10th c. (Maitraka-Saindhava)
Maitraka-Saindhava

History & significance

A cluster of Shiva shrines near the sea about eleven miles east of Dwarka, built between the 7th and 10th centuries under Saindhava rule, with the phamsana-roofed temples placed in the middle of the 8th century. They mix the neo-Dravidic Maitraka manner with Nagara and early Maha-Gurjara forms.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Local people connect the monuments with the sage Durvasa and call the site Durvasa Rishi Ashram.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maitraka-Saindhava