Gujjar Deva

Gujjar deva or Gujjar Deo is complex of historic Hindu temples. It is a group of 55 temples located in Dwarahat town of Almora district in the Kumaon region, Uttarakhand. The temples were built in the 8th century in Maru-Gurjara style architecture of northern India. They were restored in the 16th century. These temples are built in similar styles as Nilakantha Temple at Ruhavi in Mehsana district of Gujarat. [1][2] At present, the site consists of the these ruins of the 11th and 12th-century  temples.

Photo of Gujjar Devta temples

References

  1. ↑ "005242023 Gujjar Deva group of temples, Dwarahat Uttarakhand 366". PICRYL. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  2. ↑ Sears, Tamara I. (March 1, 2020). "Review: Mountain Temples and Temple Mountains: Architecture, Religion, and Nature in the Central Himalayas, by Nachiket Chanchani". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 79 (1): 104–106. doi:10.1525/jsah.2020.79.1.104 – via online.ucpress.edu.


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