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Ranakdevi's Temple

રાણકદેવીનું મંદિર

Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Gujarat · 22.7136°, 71.6761°

Originally Shiva; now venerated as Ranakdevi and MahakaliChhapa (proposed)Maru-Gurjara, post-Maitraka and early Nagara phase
Sacred since
875 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 9th-10th c.
Chhapa (proposed)

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chhapa (proposed)