Dashavatara Temple, Deogarhदशावतार मंदिर देवगढ़
A Gupta Vishnu temple of around 500 CE, among the earliest stone temples in India.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time neededHalf day
Base and nearbyDeogarh, Lalitpur
EntryFree
About Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh
A Gupta Vishnu temple of around 500 CE, one of the earliest stone temples in India and the first known to carry a shikhara, now fallen. The three great relief panels, Vishnu on Shesha, Gajendra Moksha and the Nara Narayana, are the reason art historians come here. It is 33 km from Lalitpur on the Betwa, with the Jain fort hill and the river gorge alongside.
What to see and do
- The Anantashayana Vishnu panel
- Gajendra Moksha and Nara Narayana reliefs
- The carved doorway
- The Betwa gorge below the hill
- Jain temples on the fort hill next door
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More places in Lalitpur
- Deogarh Jain TemplesLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThirty-one Jain temples inside a hill fort above the Betwa, with two thousand loose sculptures.
- Matatila DamLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA 1958 Betwa dam with a big reservoir and boating, a picnic stop on the Lalitpur road.
- Rajghat DamLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsThe big interstate Betwa dam south of Lalitpur, with the largest reservoir in the district.
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