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Bavka, Dahod district, Gujarat · 22.7522°, 74.2014°
A panchayatana Shiva complex near Dahod built during the reign of the last Chaulukya king Bhima II, with a central shrine ringed by four subsidiary ones. Its dense erotic carving has earned it the nickname 'the Khajuraho of Gujarat'; it is an ASI Monument of National Importance and was restored in 2009.
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 tradition credits the temple to a devadasi who is said to have raised it in a single night.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chaulukya (Solanki)
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