SURYA KUND, Modhera

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The Sun Temple (note 1) at Modhera is fronted by the Surya Kund (sun pool), an extraordinary rectangular baoli that contains over 100 shrines, resembling a sunken art gallery. Shrines to Ganesh, Vishnu and an incarnation of Shiva surround the tank on its other three sides (LONELY PLANET, India 2003: 652; 2005: 652; 2009: 738). SITUATION: Modhera (23°35'N: 72°08'E) lies 102 km along the road north-west from Ahmedabad (N23°02': E72°37'). There are direct buses (Rs 55, 3 1/2 hours),or you can take the train to Mahesana [23°36'N: 72°24'E] and then catch a bus to Modhera (26 km). Buses from Zainabad [23°17'N: 71°46'E] stop at Modhera (Rs 22, 1 1/2 hours, three daily), and go on to Patan (Rs 50, one hour) (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 652).The Sun Temple (note 1) at Modhera is fronted by the Surya Kund (sun pool), an extraordinary rectangular baoli that contains over 100 shrines, resembling a sunken art gallery. Shrines to Ganesh, Vishnu and an incarnation of Shiva surround the tank on its other three sides (LONELY PLANET, India 2003: 652; 2005: 652; 2009: 738). SITUATION: Modhera (23°35'N: 72°08'E) lies 102 km along the road north-west from Ahmedabad (N23°02': E72°37'). There are direct buses (Rs 55, 3 1/2 hours),or you can take the train to Mahesana [23°36'N: 72°24'E] and then catch a bus to Modhera (26 km). Buses from Zainabad [23°17'N: 71°46'E] stop at Modhera (Rs 22, 1 1/2 hours, three daily), and go on to Patan (Rs 50, one hour) (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 652).