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'''Modhera''' is a village in [[Mehsana district]] of [[Gujarat]], India. The town is well known for the [[Sun Temple, Modhera|Sun Temple]] of [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya era]]. The town is located on the bank of Pushpavati river.<ref name="Kapoor2002"/>

==History==
[[File:Sun Temple, Modhera - Sabha Mandap 01.jpg|thumb|[[Sun Temple, Modhera]]]]

The town was known as Dharmaranya during Puranic age. It is believed that [[Rama]] had performed [[yagna]] here to cleanse the sin of killing Brahmin [[Ravana]]. He had built ''Modherak'' which was later known as Modhera.<ref name="Kapoor2002">{{cite book|author=Subodh Kapoor|title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Meya-National Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncL8Ve9FqNwC&pg=PA4871|year=2002|publisher=Cosmo Publications|isbn=978-81-7755-273-7|pages=4871–4872}}</ref> The [[Sun Temple]] was built during the reign of [[Bhima I]] of [[Chaulukya dynasty]] in 1026-1027 ([[Vikram Samvat]] 1083).<ref name="Sankalia1941">{{cite book|author=Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia|title=The Archaeology of Gujarat: Including Kathiawar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fvAdAAAAMAA|year=1941|publisher=Natwarlal & Company|pages=84–91}} [http://www.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/51876 Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sun-Temple at Modhera (Gujarat)|url=http://ignca.nic.in/nl002206.htm|access-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429110946/http://ignca.nic.in/nl002206.htm|archive-date=29 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Kapoor2002"/>

There is Gyaneshwari stepwell in village which belongs to 16-17th century. It has a shrine at the first pavilion of the stepwell instead of usual at the end.<ref name="Jain-Neubauer1981">{{cite book|author=Jutta Jain-Neubauer|title=The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=61fSwBF4bbYC|date=1 January 1981|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-0-391-02284-3|page=7}}</ref>

== Economy ==
===Electricity===
Modhera will become the first "solar village" of India. The village will meet its complete electricity requirements by 6 [[megawatt|MW]] solar plant with 15 [[Megawatt hour|MWh]] [[Grid energy storage|battery energy storage system]] on {{convert|12|ha|sqkm}} land located {{convert|3|km|mile}} from the village. Total 271 houses out of 1600 houses in the village installed [[Rooftop photovoltaic power station|rooftop solar systems]]. The project cost {{INRconvert|65|c|year=2021}} with half of it financed by the [[Government of Gujarat]] while other half by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Uma|date=2021-08-26|title=Gujarat’s Modhera will be India’s first solar village|url=https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2021/08/26/gujarats-modhera-will-be-indias-first-solar-village/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-17|website=PV Magazine India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-02|title=Sun Temple, Modhera village to get 24X7 solar power|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/sun-temple-modhera-village-to-get-24x7-solar-power-7341532/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prasad|first=Nithin Thomas|date=2020-03-31|title=Modhera Sun Temple Gets ₹650 Million Grant for 6 MW Solar, 15 MWh Battery Energy Storage System|url=https://mercomindia.com/modhera-sun-temple-grant-solar-battery-energy-storage/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=Mercom India|language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:Villages in Mehsana district]]

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