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[[File:Saas-bahu temples 02.jpg|thumb|General view]]
[[File:Sahasra_Bahu_temples,_Nagda,_Rajasthan.jpg|thumb|right|Sahasra Bahu Temple1]]

The '''Sahasra Bahu temples''' or Sasbahu Temples, at [[Nagda, Rajasthan]], are a pair of late 10th-century [[Hindu temple]]s dedicated to [[veerabadra]].<ref>Michell "late 10th century", but the [[Archaeological Survey of India|ASI]] board [[:File:Nagda-02-Sas Bahu-Infotafel-2018-gje.jpg|in 2018 said "early 11th century"]].</ref> They share a platform, facing the temple tank, and are similar in style, but one is rather larger than the other. The larger one is surrounded by ten subsidiary shrines, the smaller by four; only the bases remain of some of these.<ref>Michell</ref> The temples have many of the characteristics of slightly later [[Māru-Gurjara architecture]] but lack others, especially in the plan and exterior sculpture.

They are locally referred to as Sas Bahu temples (a local corruption of the original Sahasra-Bahu, meaning "One with thousand arms", a form of Vishnu).

Nagda was once an important city of Mewar, possibly a capital of one of its rulers.

Both temples have a sanctuary, [[mandapa]] with side projections, and an open porch. Their somewhat ruined [[shikhara]]s are in brick, with many subsidiary turrets. That of the smaller temple has been largely repaired, while the larger one remains truncated. Below the platform there is a [[torana]]-style entrance screen, with four columns and a decorative cusped arch in the centre.<ref>Michell</ref>

The interiors and parts of the exteriors, especially around the porches, are lavishly carved, but much of the exteriors are plain.<ref>Michell</ref>

Lotus flower painting is visible on the roof top of temple{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}. Iltutmish (Delhi emperor of that time) destroyed Nagda in 1226.<ref name="Jain_Ancient_Cities">{{cite book|title=Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan, A Study of Culture and Civilization|last1=Jain|first1=Kailash Chand|date=1972|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|page=213-219}}</ref>

The temples are on the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]'s list of heritage monuments.

Adbhutji Shanthinath Jain Tirth or Nagahyuda Jain Mandir, an ancient Jain centre is located nearby, next to the Bagela Lake.<ref>http://www.udaipur.org.uk/excursions/nagda-in-udaipur.html</ref>

The site is very easily accessible by road, only about 20 km from [[Udaipur]] (one of the main lake & palace hotspots of [[Tourism in Rajasthan]]), a mere 2.7 km from the well frequented [[Shaivite]] shrine of [[Eklingji]], or 30 km from the hugely popular [[Vaishnavite]] shrine town of [[Nathdwara]].

<gallery>
File:Aesthetic view of sahastrabhu temple.jpg|Temple 1
File:Sahasra_Bahu_Temple_in_Nagda,_Rajasthan.jpg|Sahasra Bahu Temple2
File:Sahasra_Bahu_Temple_carvings.jpg|Carvings on the walls of the temple
Nagda-10-Sas Bahu-2018-gje.jpg|Part of temple 2
Nagda-12-Sas Bahu-2018-gje.jpg|Reliefs on temple 2
Nagda-38-Sas Bahu-2018-gje.jpg|Gate
</gallery>

== Spelling confusion ==
Saha'''sr'''a<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahasra|url=http://www.shabdkosh.com/sa/translate/sahasra/sahasra-meaning-in-Sanskrit-English}}</ref> is the correct prefix that means "a thousand", not Saha'''s'''T'''r'''a. However, it is invariably misspelled as the latter. Notice how the same prefix is spelled when referring to the crown chakra: "[[Sahasrara|Sahasrara Chakra]]" or when it occurs in family names (example: Sahasrabuddhe<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahasrabuddhe|url=http://www.vinaysahasrabuddhe.in/}}</ref>) ''without'' a T. Also see [[Sahasralinga]]. The confusion arises because the [[Devanagari]] letter "sa" (स) merges with "ra" (र) to make "sra" (स्र), which looks like "stra" (स्त्र).

==References==
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*Michell, George (1990), ''The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu'', p. 287, 1990, Penguin Books, {{ISBN|0140081445}}

== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Sas Bahu Temples}}
* [https://www.swantour.com/blogs/sahastra-bahu-temple Sahastra Bahu Temple Guide]

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