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Amarkantak Temples

Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
10th-12th Century CE

Source of the Narmada river at 1,048m. Ancient Kalachuri temples near the river origin.

Source: Aitihasik heritage database. Use this as a field guide and verify sensitive historical claims before citation.

Details

Dynasty
Misc Historic
Style
Nagara
Primary Deity
Shiva / Narmada
Languages
Hindi, Sanskrit
Scripts
Devanagari, Sanskrit

Historical Significance

Narmada river source. Ancient Kalachuri temples. 1,048m altitude

Architectural Features

Narmada originAncient templesMountain plateauKalachuri architecture