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Sahastralinga Talav
Patan, Gujarat
11th Century CE
An ancient lake with 1,000 Shiva lingams, built by Siddharaj Jaysinh. Though many lingams are now lost, the remaining ones and the tank itself are historically significant.
Source: Aitihasik heritage database. Use this as a field guide and verify sensitive historical claims before citation.
Details
- Dynasty
- Solanki
- Style
- Maru-Gurjara
- Primary Deity
- Shiva
- Languages
- Gujarati, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Devanagari, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
1,000 Shiva lingams in a lake. Built by Siddharaj Jaysinh. Archaeological monument
Architectural Features
Thousand lingams in waterStepped tank designAncient engineering