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Trivikrama Temple, Ter

Ter, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra · 18.3194°, 76.1417°

Vamana (Trivikrama), an avatar of VishnuSatavahanaApsidal caityagriha plan
Sacred since
100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2nd-3rd c. CE apsidal shrine; mandapa added from 6th c.
Satavahana

History & significance

An apsidal shrine at Ter in Dharashiv district regarded as the oldest standing structure in Maharashtra, built in Satavahana times to an early Buddhist caityagriha design and given a flat-roofed mandapa from about the 6th century when it passed into Hindu worship. Henry Cousens read the original building as Buddhist, a view M. S. Mate disputed in 1957.

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Sources

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