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Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Gujarat · 22.7136°, 71.6761°
A Monument of National Importance at Wadhwan on the Bhogavo, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. It carries the first known use of the grass-patti moulding, a band that recurs throughout later western Indian temple building.
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.
Ranakdevi, queen of the Chudasama ruler Khengara, is said to have been carried off by the Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja and to have become sati on this spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chhapa (proposed)
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