Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh

Lalitpur district, India

Also known as: Candi Dashavataradashavatara mandiramदशावतारा मंदिर, देवगढ़দশাবতার মন্দিরਦਸ਼ਾਵਤਾਰਾ ਮੰਦਰ, ਦੇਵਗਡ਼੍ਹதசாவதாரக் கோயில்దశావతార ఆలయం, దేవగఢ్ದಶಾವತಾರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ,ದಿಯೋಗರ್දශාවතාර දේවාලය, දේව්ගාර්

The 6th century late Gupta period Dashavatara temple Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh at sunset — Photo: byron aihara via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Dashavatara Temple is an early 6th century Hindu temple located at Deogarh, Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh which is 125 kilometers from Jhansi, in the Betwa River valley in northern-central India. It has a simple, one cell square plan and is one of the earliest Hindu stone temples still surviving today. Built in the Gupta Period, the Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh shows the ornate Gupta style architecture.[2]

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Key facts

Founded	500 CE[1]
Architecture	Hindu temple architecture[1]
Heritage listing	Monument of National Importance[1]
Location	Lalitpur district, India
Status	Active

History

500 CE — Founded / built[1]

Sources

Wikidata Q1171865 — Wikidata
Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh - Wikipedia — Wikipedia